It didnÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™t matter what I did, it was still there. Maybe it was not as strong, but it was still there. No matter what I did to wash my husbandÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s work uniforms, the smell of smoke would hit my nose when ironing them.
It wasnÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™t for lack of trying. ItÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s just what it is when you are ...
ItÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s quiet. Other than the flapping noise of our flags on the flagpole outside our front door, there are few sounds to disturb the quiet landscape. The thick blanket of snow has muffled most noise. In the stillness, I strain to listen to the nature around me.
As I approach the bird ...
This is the year ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” 2025 ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” when I told myself I would do my best to get better organized. ItÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s not a New YearÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s resolution, just a plan in my mind. I hope I can bring it to fruition.
I believe I got a good start on Tuesday night. While the TV was blasting out college football bowls and ...
I donÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™t remember ever saying itÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s too cold to go outside and play. That is, when I was a kid. Maybe thatÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s because we prepared for the cold by bundling up in layers of warm clothes. We even placed empty bread bags over our socks before slipping into our snow boots. This provided extra ...
I realize that Thanksgiving was just last month. It was a day of thanksgiving, but letÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s face it, there was a lot of talk about food. And there were plenty of recipes tried and true that made the rounds online, in magazines and newspapers.
However, I have found that Christmas is also about ...
It never gets old. I donÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™t know about you, but a drive around my hometown at this time of year brings back memories of a crowded station wagon filled with my siblings and a neighbor kid or two thrown in for good measure.
My dad knew that the only way to temper the over-excited kids in the ...