Dave’s work is seasonal in Canada so now that winter has arrived, we headed south to spend the winter in Florida again this year. We’re staying in the same lovely one bedroom apartment that we had last winter… when we arrived on Friday it almost felt like we were coming home. Tonight we’re celebrating our birthdays. We usually treat ourselves…
Here’s a neat little trick so that you’ll always know where to find you tape dispenser. You’ll need: Tape dispenser An advertising magnet (you know those ones that arrive in the mail or are being handed out at the mall) Double sided tape Cut the magnet into strips that will fit on the back on the tape dispenser. Apply double…
To reflect and remember those who have served our countries in the Armed Forces both during times of war and peace. We live in freedom because of the sacrifices they made and continue to make. This is my soldier on his last day in the army back in August 2000. I will always remain proud of his years of service…
Today we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada but as usual we had our turkey dinner Sunday evening. There is so much we are thankful for this year that it would take too long to list them all. We are well and truly blessed!
Actually, my tip of the day is to Not chop your chives but to use a pair of kitchen scissors to snip them. It is so much faster and easier just to hold a few chive leaves over whatever it is you want to use them in/on and snip away. And it saves having to get out a knife and…
To those who are celebrating today, I wish you all a very Happy Easter. All our decorations are in storage, so I thought I’d share a photo of our Easter branches from previous years. We learned of this tradition when we were posted to Germany in the mid 80s and decided at that time to include it in our celebrations…
The other day, I was wrapping some packages to get them ready to mail and remembered this little trick I saw for using a plastic bread tab on the end of a roll of packing tape so that you don’t have to search for it each time you want to cut a new piece of tape. Here’s a close up:
“You want to know what happiness is? It’s waking up in the middle of the night for no reason, shifting under the blankets and feeling the heat of the person next to you. You turn around and see them in their most peaceful, innocent and vulnerable state. They breathe as though the weight of the world lays on anyone’s shoulder…
Note: I can’t even begin to tell you the fun, laughter and general hilarity that Dave and I had getting this photo to share with all of you as we tried to beat the waves before they rushed in to erase the words.