I remember the first time I came to Arizona, Tucson to be specific, I marveled at how the nature looked just like the old movies I have seen on television. You can easily imagine cowboys and native Americans riding over the hills on their horses. The tall sentinels are the Saguaro Cacti. The Saguaro Cactus …
I think we can all agree that the kitchen is the hub of any household. It’s where people congregate to talk or listen. It’s the place where we create food for ourselves, family and friends. So I think we can also agree it needs to be comfortable and workable. Mine was not! Drawers that were …
Next episode to our remodeling story. We have quite a large space for our master bedroom but the bathroom sink was open to the bedroom. I think it was a style choice in the 70s that isn’t something so relished today. One of us, my husband or I, always had to get up before the …
I love remodeling! When I first got married, and were looking for a house, we couldn’t afford much. We found a two bedroom old cottage with a large closet we made into a very small kids room. Hey, it had a window! It needed a ton of work. Starting with the one bathroom that …
Living in Arizona, I get to travel around a bit. Near Tucson, Arizona is an amazing mission, San Xavier del Bac. My husband and I first visited it shortly after moving to the southwest. I was awed by the beauty, age and history of the building. The history of the mission predates the …
My grandson has brought energy into our lives since the day he was born. This little man is 4 1/2 years old, as he will tell you. He is so bright and inquisitive and, also, a very strong personality. I am helping raise him in a village along with my husband of 37 years …
My mom always told me I stuck out like a sore thumb from the time I was in kindergarten. I think she meant that as a compliment. Lol! She encouraged me to sing and got me dance lessons and all the things that parents do for their kids. I loved it. Singing was always my …
As a parent, our goal in life is to insure that our children have a better life than we did. But there is no reason we can’t have some fun along the way!! Escapades of our Children: names have been changed to protect the innocent!! Lol One of the things I always did with the …
Mothers are funny. We love them, hate them, respect them and get embarrassed by them… sometimes all at the same time. We learn to love from their caring for us. We fear disappointing them. We struggle to find our own voice separate from them and all this knowing that they truly want the best for …
“Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember things; such that a person’s daily functioning is affected. Other common symptoms include emotional problems, problems with language, and a decrease in motivation. A person’s consciousness is not affected”.(Wikipedia) Coldly clinical, but …