It’s the Little Things

When we moved from Oklahoma to Alabama, we gave away and discarded most of our living room furniture that was either worn out or did not suit the new style to which we had decided to become accustomed. In the meantime, the mis-matched pieces we are using ended up being dumped helter-skelter into the [...]

Novel Synopsis, Life, and Nana

The plan had been for me to ahead to our new home in Alabama and spend three to six months handling the renovations and repairs, while Bigstreetrod would visit back and forth until our Oklahoma house sold. Ahh. I pictured visiting  with our son and grandchildren living only minutes away and creating a [...]

Home Sweet Home, at last

Let me just say that moving a household, after nearly twenty-five years in one place, half way across the country, is not an endeavor for sissies. Obviously I’m a bold woman–I’m also moving my blog, again.
There’s nothing like staying at home for real comfort. ~Jane Austen
I had thought we would be settled at our new [...]

Quick, Hand Me a Bounty

I need a Bounty paper towel-the quicker picker-upper, you know, for the bigger messes.
I started out blogging here on WordPress.com well over a year ago. Then stopped, then started again, and with new enthusiasm, decided that having my blog at my own URL was the way to go. I have forgotten now why I decided [...]

New Year Dream List

   My friend e-mailed me: “Did you make your list? You know– your list of desires for the coming year? Five things. Now don’t forget!”
From across the miles I could see my friend’s stern expression urging me. She punctuated her message with testimony of dreams having come true and with the quote:
If one advances confidently [...]