thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
If you’ve read this blog from the beginning, you know that one of the reasons I vowed to start writing on a daily basis was due to my cousin’s wife, Carol. Whenever I wrote something for my writers group, I’d send it to her to read, and she was enormously supportive. Her presence among us … Read more
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Teacher Girl and Prince Charming are headed to South Dakota to spend Christmas with his family. Whom we happen to have a big crush on. They did this last year, as well, so we celebrate early with them before they hit the road. It could be my most favorite time of the holidays because we … Read more
My dad loved Christmas. He was involved in all of it, and before Martha Stewart even gave it a thought, he would go out in the yard to cut evergreens for our Nativity set. When it came to buying a gift for Mom, he’d take one of us girls with him to help pick out … Read more
I have been underweight my whole life. Smallest kid in the class all the years I was in school. Weighed 86# the first time I got pregnant. I come from small women. That changed a few years ago, when a few pounds crept on. Then the next year, a couple more. You get where this … Read more
From the archives of The Big Daddy Bad Behavior file………….. Years ago, we used to drive from Maryland to Illinois to spend Christmas with our families. With little kids, it was a huge job to get them and everything they needed, plus all their Christmas presents, loaded up and into the car for the twelve … Read more
You may remember reading about Ken on my walks with the dog. Lonely Ken. Looks for me to talk to Ken. Married to Barbie. I saw Ken the other day raking about five leaves in the yard, and he stopped to chat and wish me, my family and my little dog, too, the best Christmas … Read more
This is me trimming the tree…… Source: flickr.com via A Speckled Trout on Pinterest and yes, my waist really is that small. In my dreams. We ditched our fake tree and have been buying real trees these last few years. The Big Daddy Lumberjack likes to cut the trunk so it’s nice and straight in … Read more
The holiday decor…………………..I did the living and dining room in apple green and silver. Our bar on top of the dresser I got for $20.00 at a yard sale. The intent was to refinish it and sell it, but in the process I fell head over heels. The mantel…………. And mini ManLand was done in … Read more