ArchiveApril 2025

Mother Daughter Duos

Are you and your mom or grandmother partners in crime? How would you like to win some amazing prizes by sharing your story on Happy Hour? You’ll win some amazing pillows from Czech Feather and Down,as well as an exclusive performance from...

Prime Time

I look back fondly at the early days of Amazon—you know, back when it just sold books. Ahhh, the good old days. When I first discovered Amazon, I was living in Japan. My husband was in the military and we were stationed there. We had a small...

Holy Week

Palm Sunday: The start of Holy Week in Christian circles. We went out through the redwood forest to the same church we were married in to hear my mom sing songs with the choir that I had heard since my head only reached her waistband. The building...

Mug Shots

I shop too much. I like to buy things that make me smile or happy. Sometimes, this is long-lived happiness like the wonderful art hanging throughout my home. Sometimes, it is fleeting like the aromatherapy burner I bought at Christmas and have yet...

The Feeling of Being Home

Today was grey and overcast. Rain was softly spitting. I carried my granddaughter, Mavis, outside for a minute as we ran between her house and mine, and the moments in it had us both giggling, and her squinting with her entire face.   Once inside...

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