Today I am being featured on  The Blended Blog .  It is a collective blog featuring many creative voices, written by a group of talented li...

This blog has been quiet for about three weeks. I just had to step back before I could move forward. Just like in the game of Monopoly, ...

My voice is gone. Literally. I think I need a megaphone ! I have had laryngitis of varying degrees for about a week. At times, I have...

My son's high school graduation was on Saturday, and what a whirlwind of activities and emotions the past week has been. I am so very pr...

It would be hard to live through an entire Memorial Day in the US without seeing a single American flag. Whether they are waving in the wind...

I have a little tip for adding an easy patriotic or festive touch to almost any dessert.  A simple homemade red, white, and blue candy garni...

It's now less than two weeks until my son's high school graduation.  I got a few more things crossed off my list this week. The anno...

I have loved to bake cakes for as long as I can remember. For years, however, the task of making a two-layer cake intimidated me.  It neve...

Both deer and elk frequently feed, roam, and sleep on our property. We respect all wildlife that visits us and never try to get too close. W...

My son graduates from high school in just THREE weeks! There's a lot to be done before graduation! A pre-graduation list for pa...

I've been suffering a kind of writer's block and that's why it's been a whole week since I've published anything. Today,...

My favorite tree on our property is probably the Canada Red Cherry tree we planted shortly after we moved here. It has grown a lot over the...