I never felt I was any different from other people throughout my life. I went through marriage, having children. Then I served four years in the Women’s Army Corps, and after my discharge I worked at various jobs, including writing for a newspaper and writing publicity for local companies. When I was diagnosed with emphysema/COPD […]
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Man Cave Gifts
Best Man Cave Gifts For Him Photo Credit Courtesy of Jeffrey M Dean (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ] My son-in-law is a fortunate man, with a large man cave, located separately from the main house. It used to be very difficult to buy gifts for him, but his male sanctuary has given […]
Christmas Without Mama
Photo Credit Christmas, 1944 Christmas of 1944 is a memory that often comes back to me, especially around the holidays. My mother, like many women of that time, worked in a defense factory in another city and state. I was five years old and my sister was my caretaker most of the time, except in […]
Solar Lighting For Safety At Home
Solar Patio Lighting – Glowing In The Night When the sun goes down and there’s not much moonlight, be prepared with solar patio lighting. Your gathering or party need not come to a halt because it’s dark. Solar light systems are easy to install and easy on the budget. This applies to both when […]
Hidden Danger To Pets and People
All Photos Courtesy of Lisa Hardin Mauldin Hiding In Plain Sight A widely used herbicide known as 2,4-D is an ingredient in over 1,500 types of weed killer sold in the United States. To be more specific it is 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. It’s a hidden danger to pets and people. It hides in plain sight, listed […]
Flannel Sheets Gifts
Sliding into bed with cold percale sheets feels like getting between two sheets of ice. If someone you love complains about how cold the sheets are in the winter, here’s the solution: flannel sheets gifts. You can find all sorts of patterns and colors, but the main thing is; when you slide between these sheets […]
Special Candy Dishes
Available here: Lenox Holly Leaf Candy Dish by Lenox Special Candy Dishes Gifting someone you love with homemade candy or snacks? A great way to show them your love on sight is to use a special, meaningful candy dish. They know they’re loved already, but this says “I Love You” year after year. I’ve picked […]
Patio Wall Decor
Live Laugh Love Modern Abstract Metal Wall Art Home Decor Decoration 28″h, 21″w Metalworking: An Ancient Art Metalworking has been known since ancient times. Examples of the craft have been found by archaeologists as they dig back through centuries in our earth. It’s still a popular art form today with metal art and jewelry making […]
My Best Friend, My Pug
My Sarah I found my best friend, Queen Sarah Rala, a female Chinese Pug, through a newspaper advertisement in January 2000. They listed a price of $250. After making the phone call and getting directions, I went to the house where she lived. After entering, I talked with the woman who placed the ad and […]
Lake Mead’s Bath Tub Ring
In the photo above you see Lake Mead’s “bathtub ring,” so-called because of a severe loss of water due to draught and overuse. This photo is from an earlier year, the ring is wider and more pronounced now in 2015. For the lake, created by the construction of Hoover Dam, there’s a prolonged life […]