"Not all those who wander are lost." – J. R. R. Tolkien
EACH FRIDAY I HIGHLIGHT OLD FAVORITES FROM MY NOW-ABANDONED BLOG "FROM THE TOP OF THE STAIRS." I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE RE-RUNS AS MUCH AS I DO! This is one of my all-time favorite memories, and I'm so glad I blogged about it originally or I would've forgotten about it long ago - or perhaps... Continue Reading →
"When you look at life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses."~Joyce BrothersDon't be too surprised, but I'm back for the 2nd week in a row of my 52-week photo project! Only 50 to go... :)This week's theme over at Iotamaker is the "Family Room." (Follow the link to see more great interpretations.)Our house isn't big enough... Continue Reading →
EACH FRIDAY I HIGHLIGHT OLD FAVORITES FROM MY NOW-ABANDONED BLOG “FROM THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.” I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE RE-RUNS AS MUCH AS I DO! This week's entry tells about my very first - and so far - LAST skiing trip. However, we are almost knee-deep in new snow at our house, and... Continue Reading →
Welcome to week one of 2013! I, for one, am more than happy to see 2012 speeding away in my rear-view mirror. It was a bugger of a year in many ways, beginning straight-off with Tom losing his job, heart-wrenching family struggles, and the loss of my dad in October. However, with the bitter there... Continue Reading →
Normally I try to do a "Wisdom Wednesday," but it just didn't work out this time. Regardless, there are so many things on my mind today - what with the continued rhetoric over politics, my daughter's current struggle with some "mean girls" at school, the sometimes "overwhelmingness" (is that even a word?!) of trying to... Continue Reading →
So, for the final part of our ballooning trilogy, I have to share what happened after the balloon had landed and we'd all crawled safely away... After packing and loading the balloon into its snug little trailer, we all packed into the chase vehicles and headed back to the launch site. "Awesome experience!" I was thinking to... Continue Reading →
living life on the back roads 