Time Travel and Tradititions

The aroma of burning campfires is my portal to time travel.  Yes, time travel is possible. I slip through the space time continuum every third weekend in September.     I close my eyes and take a deep breath. As I open my eyes I gaze through the lingering haze of encampment smoke being pressed […]

Blueberry Memories

Summer calls for children to be found outside playing. Today I will share with you an equally important ingredient in a child’s life, torturous physical labor.  By torturous let me explain my son’s idea of torture. Blueberry picking day for us comes but one day a year.  Somewhere around the 4th of July each summer, […]

Enrich your Summer Vacation

We are finally free from the grip of winter. Summer, the long dreamed of season, has arrived. School books are tossed on the shelf, as lawn chairs call our names. Summer always brings the hope of freedom from the required; not only for school weary children, but also Moms are ready for a break. Before […]

Let the Yum Begin!

The official date for the arrival of summer is June 21 but the 90-degree temperature outside is hollering, “SUMMER!” Summer is easily, by-far, hands-down, open and shut, the unequivocal best season; period. In case you missed my hint, I LOVE SUMMER! And right on the heels of summer is an abundance of YUM. Summer and […]

Adventure and Glamour in a New Give-away!

Rain that never quit, a car sick dog, howling wolves, these are only a few of the experiences that camping has blessed me with. Finding a puddle to wash out the sleeping bag that was christened by my car sick dog is not one of my fondest memories, although recalling my brother-in-law nearly burning down […]

Homesick for Mayberry

Shazam! Sometimes I get downright homesick for Mayberry. Mayberry, the true star of the Andy Griffith show. The fictional hamlet that makes each viewer nostalgic for the town and life that lives in their hearts. Overly busy lives can cause us to dream of a time gone by, a time when neighbors stopped by for […]