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Patience or Procrastination?

September 16, 2021 By Karen Witemeyer

I am a very task-oriented person by nature. If I start something, I'm going to finish. I have to finish, otherwise it will drive me crazy. But sometimes, it's the starting that trips me up. Last week, I finally got around to starting a project I've had on hold for over 30 years. That's right . . . 30 YEARS! Thirty-two to be precise. The summer after I graduated from high school, I got a job … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, House and home Tagged With: Cross stitch, Karen Witemeyer, Trouble starting

Bookish Delights

July 15, 2021 By Karen Witemeyer

Ever since I was a pre-schooler, books have filled me with delight. Walking into a library or bookstore filled me with wonder as a child, and I still get that same adrenaline rush as an adult. With all the responsibilities of adulthood, I find I don't have as much time to read as I would like, so I compensate by surrounding myself with other bookish delights. I collect Willow Tree figurines, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, House and home, Reading Tagged With: Bookish Crafts & Collectables

Indulging My Inner Librarian

June 16, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

I loved going to the library as a child—whether the school library, where teachers often sent me when I had finished my work and was bored or the local library, where I would check out more books than I could carry each week in the summer. Even in college I loved poking around the library just for fun. But in 1986 I got a completely different view of the library. I accepted a job working the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: House and home, Reading, Writing

Summer Days

May 19, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

Summer is coming! And I’m so excited! Now, if you know me, you know this is, frankly, a miracle. I have never loved and longed for summer, as others seem to do. Why not, you ask? First, it’s hot here in Texas. And I don’t like to be hot. Or to sweat. Or to worry about sunburn on my extremely fair skin. Second, summer has always been about non-scheduled days. But the truth is that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, House and home Tagged With: Anne Mateer, summer

Friends making French Press coffee

May 18, 2021 By Tamera Alexander

If you saw Deb's blog post last week, you already know that she and Ken dropped by to see me and Joe on their grand adventure! And oh, what a sweet visit that was. Only problem...it was too quick! We had breakfast with them at their campsite one morning, then they spent the day with us on Mother's Day. Deb and I are both major coffee lovers! So when she mentioned she was going to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Friendship, House and home Tagged With: coffee, Tamera Alexander

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