So you have an appetite for blogging? You're ready to jump in and get going. You've had the important conversation to prove you are ready. You know the one I'm talking about, it goes like this. "I'm going to be a blogger?" "Really? Do you know how to do that? You do know that it's… Continue reading So you wanna be a blogger? Here’s how to have your steak and eat it too!
Category: Cheers
Things that heat up our empty nest kitchen
Every dinner starts with the same scene. I stare out the window, while I wait for dinner to appear on my plate. Mr. does the cooking to heat things up in the kitchen and I wait. I'm spoiled, yes, I am. While he cooks, I keep occupied. I learned a long time ago to mind… Continue reading Things that heat up our empty nest kitchen
How to talk yourself out of the blues
A blues altering conversation with myself has brought me to the revelation that blues can't stick around forever, they teach us lessons when we sing along with them, and "The best medicine when we're feeling blue is laughter." Right? The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all… Continue reading How to talk yourself out of the blues
A call to dinner saves the blues
Friday is the day of the week for a call to action for a celebration - it's the end of the work week, who wouldn't be celebrating it? I should be excited on a Friday afternoon. Except I wasn't. The weather forecast is for rain so that means no outside time. After a week cooped up… Continue reading A call to dinner saves the blues
Cheers to the patio bench, my dear!
Ta-da, it is done! Our gliding bench is complete and ready for us to sit on and enjoy our newly remodeled area. Me: "Let's go outside and catch up." Sarah Mae: "Sure, let's sit on the bench! So what are you calling the area nowadays?" Me: "The patio, dear, the front patio." Sarah Mae: "Love… Continue reading Cheers to the patio bench, my dear!
How I became a water whisperer
It has been dry here in Wisconsin. The grass has gone dormant and the cornfield is curling up into itself. Everything seems to be craving water. With the drought, it is a possibility that I have become a water whisperer. Okay, maybe just a self-proclaimed one, but I'm thinking it is so. Thankfully, my flowers… Continue reading How I became a water whisperer