Valentine’s Day is just a few days away, and I joined the throngs of people scoping out cards at our local Hallmark store this morning. On any other week of the year, I’d be one of maybe…
I’ve worked for several weeks on a huge oil painting that’s going to hang in the waiting room of one of my husband’s clinics. I used a photo from the web for a reference and then I…
It’s been raining for days, and the forecast predicts more rainy days ahead, which is typical for Mississippi in January. My poor pup is about to lose her mind with all the inactivity after a year of…
A few weeks ago, hubby asked me to “do something” for a friend who would soon be starting a new job. The friend had confessed to feeling some amount of trepidation, and he wanted to reassure her…
This post was supposed to go out last Friday, January 8, but I messed up and saved it as a draft! I hope it's still meaningful a week later! Monday, hubby told me with exasperation that…
I love getting Christmas greetings in the mail, especially those that feature a picture of the family. I know, I know. I’ve heard the criticism of those cards. They are more proof that our culture is so self-centered that…
I’ve always resolved to never make ‘em, ‘cuz I just feel disappointed when I break ‘em. But this year, things have got to change. After a year of waiting for a vaccine, waiting for good news, and…