I have only been in a canoe a handful of times, but it’s one of those things that I want to do more. On one of our early dates with my husband, we went on a canoe trip with a church group. Before we had been in the water 3 minutes, we had not only…
A few years ago on a North Carolina vacation, we went to Emerald Village in Little Switzerland. There we purchased a bag of ‘unsearched rocks’ and got to search for treasures. We found some really pretty little stones and even a few keepers. But to be honest, it always feels a bit ‘touristy’ and not…
I started blogging in February, 2009 and have learned alot in the past 3 years or more. One thing I have experienced is the ebb and flow of passion for my blog. Some days I absolutely love it and can’t write fast enough. Then there comes those ‘other days’. Those are the times that I…
Do you believe that you should let kids tinker? My 10 year old son is fascinated with how things work. He was thrilled when we gave him permission to take his broken CD player apart piece by piece. We gave him the basic ground rules and set him loose. This was a fun adventure for…
Sometimes you read books that just make an impact on your life. You find yourself talking about the book and the characters or you hear yourself sharing thoughts or emotions from the book. I just finished reading Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown last night. Today…
People collect everything from antique batteries to bobbleheads and fast food trinkets. Potential collectibles can be found in nearly every store, restaurant and motel. Almost any item may become a collectible, especially if it comes in many different varieties. The hobby of collecting offers a fun and sometimes lucrative pastime for people throughout the world….
It’s late summer. It’s all about apple trees in Kentucky. I went out to a friend’s farm last week and picked apples. They were just hanging off the branches. We filled bags of apples; then filled a huge bag of the spotty ones for the horses. The horses loved them. Have you fed a horse…
This weekend, my daughter had a friend over. They were having a great time but were ready for a new adventure. They had already had a gypsy fairy tea party and played nerf wars with the big brothers. Now it was time for something really new. I brought out our shade tent that I got…