Keep the home-fires burning!
I was loading up my fireplace with firewood to keep the fire going when the phrase – “Keep the home-fires burning” popped into my head. To keep my own “home-fire” in my fireplace burning requires vigilance … and…
Trimming the Christmas tree!
(to the tune of “Deck the Halls”) A hemlock tree it seems has fallen! … fa, la, la, la, la … la, la, la la! “Trim the tree!” is what is callin’ … fa, la, la, la, la…
Icy wonders! … Wonder in ice!
God creates icy wonders! - for His own glory and praise ... and for our joy!"God does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' ... The breath of God produces ice,…
Beauty … through the loss.
I was standing at my kitchen sink this morning, sipping my morning tea and listening to an online sermon, as I gazed at the ever-growing brightness of the sky over the Cascade Mountains. It is very common for…
Christmas joys … best Christmas trees of 2024!
A Christmas tree made entirely out of colored blocks of ice! Incredible! Christmas trees in the welcome foyer of the Presidential Library. Stunning trees! I loved the "drum" base! Clever. A poinsettia Christmas tree is a must at…
Christmas joys … a Christmas parade!
Hubby and I happened across a Christmas parade this past Saturday quite by accident! We had gotten up bright and early to go into downtown Dallas to visit the JFK memorial & museum at Dealey Plaza. Lo and…
Situation Room!
Hubby and I arrived at the Presidential Library this past Saturday and were informed upon entrance that a lecture on the “Situation Room” would be starting in 10 minutes. What perfect timing! (which we hadn’t even planned) I…
Merry Christmas from the Oval Office!
Merry Christmas from the Oval Office! Haha! Just joking! This isn’t the real Oval Office in the White House. This is a replica of the Oval Office, in a Presidential Library which hubby and I had the privilege…
We all are a work in progress.
Two years ago, I wrote a blog post about this little aloe here ... all decorated up and trying it's hardest to be a "Christmas cactus." You see, the little aloe plant was sitting next to the big,…
Having an impact … which you will never see.
During the winter, the sun shines in low through my windows … casting long shadows across my dining room floor. As such, the shadow of the hummingbird feeder is prominently displayed on the floor … along with the…