An Apple a Day
Celebrate the apple: red or green – delicious, gala, granny smith, honeycrisp Apples Apple pie Apple crisp Apple turnovers Applesauce Apple butter When I was growing up, I was taught the adage “An apple a day keeps the doctor…
Your Vocabulary Says a Lot About You
October 16 – Dictionary Day In 1758, Noah Webster was born. Even though the Father of the American Dictionary took 27 years to finish writing the book, it is constantly changing as new words are developed and other words become…
Oscar and Scrooge and Me (sometimes)
October 15 – National Grouch Day When my boys were young, we watched Sesame Street. One of my kids favorite characters was that matted, green character that lived in a garbage can: Oscar the Grouch. We all have those days…
Spring Cleaning 501: My House, My Life, The World
When my youngest step-daughter re-located to our home, I sat her down and told her she had just enrolled in LIFE 201, a two year course on how not to be a hermit in her own room and become a self-sufficient…
Organizing Life
Organizing STUFF is easy compared to organizing LIFE. (For example, this article should have been published last week, but life interfered.) LIFE has a way of saying, “Hey, you thought you had a plan for the day/week. I’ve got…
Decluttering: My Next Step
Many days you can find the house renovating shows playing on my television while I am doing dishes or sorting through stuff. I love the people who say that their house just isn’t big enough for them any more, or…
