November joys … leftover Halloween candy!

November joys … leftover Halloween candy!

I had taken the little plastic orange pumpkin-pail over to my daughter so she could have a festive container to use when she passed out candy to trick-or-treaters.   But unfortunately, she did not have any trick-or-treaters after all.   …
November joys … Salted-cheese tea!

November joys … Salted-cheese tea!

There is a new tea shop which has just recently opened, up near where my kids live.    It is called Happy Lemon.     Earlier this past Spring I noticed that Happy Lemon was getting ready to open.    What a…
November joys … Butterhorn rolls!

November joys … Butterhorn rolls!

It’s November  …  the month of thankfulness and gratitude!   One of the things I love the most about November is Butterhorn rolls!    These delicious rolls have been a Holiday tradition since I was a little girl.    My mom…
Grocery store joys!  #2

Grocery store joys! #2

My daughter needed a tablecloth, so I pulled out my bag with all my kitchen linens and tablecloths.   Immediately I knew we needed to have a second “Grocery store joys” blog post!   Reusable shopping bags!   Reusable shopping bags…
Grocery store joys!

Grocery store joys!

I headed to the grocery store yesterday to pick up some frosted sugar cookies for our forestry class Halloween party.    Lo and behold  …  I wound up coming home with all these delightful snacks as well!  (snacks, by…
Every day is a new adventure.

Every day is a new adventure.

Today’s blog post is in honor of my daughter.   My daughter went out to coffee with some friends this past Friday.    Afterwards, she saved her cup and brought it over to give to me  …  because she knew…
Fall joys!

Fall joys!

With so much bad going on in the world right now, we all could really use a little bit of good.    So for today’s post I would like to share several special blessings from God, from the past…
Pumpkin-spice frozen treat

Pumpkin-spice frozen treat

My loving Dad was texting with me this past week and he shared with me about going to get a Pumpkin-spice frozen treat at a fast-food restaurant.    I was intrigued.    I decided I would like to try a…