Do you remember that post about repurposing a memory foam mattress?  Well, I have been slowly dismantling my old iComfort mattress since the beginning of September when I replaced it with a Dreamcloud hybrid mattress. I’ve been…

Do you ever feel a little overwhelmed by the media?  The news is so dark these days!  I think we all could use a good laugh on occasion, so here’s a Friday funny for you. I recently put…

A few weeks ago, I got into the spirit of a new season and showed you a few pictures of “fall on the inside.”  Well, in typical Southern fashion, the temps turned upward, and summer returned. On…

I’ve been on a painting binge the last few days, due in part to an online art class led by Carol Strock Wasson.  My friend Susan introduced me to the artist from Indiana and her online workshops.  Having…

Everyone I’ve spoken with this week has expressed delight and amazement over the coincidence of fall temperatures occurring on the first day of fall!  I don’t remember a single year prior to this one when that happened!  Do…

Last week I was given a unique opportunity in an art commission.  A friend asked me to paint a picture of a funeral home from his hometown where he’d gotten his start in the business years ago.  The…

Last weekend over Sunday dinner with my sister and brother-in-law, I received glorious confirmation that the incredibly heavy memory foam mattress that I’d bought 8 years ago could be disposed of in a non-landfill way.   Here's…

The highlight of my summer is over: a little more than a week ago, the family returned from a week in Bentonville, Arkansas, where my daughter participated in the UPCI’s North American Bible Quiz Tournament (#NABQT21).  She…