Hanging on?

A few months ago I shared a story about a “foot grater” that removes dry skin off your heels. In my excitement to try the new device, I over-shredded my feet and pretty much had to tip toe through the ensuing week because my poor tootsies were so raw and painfully sore. Lesson learned: The…

The irrepressible spirit of Christmas..

Keep yourself “charged” my friend.. 😉

“Christmas Day will always be..

..just as long as we have we.” -The Grinch Let the faith and fortitude of those who came before us continue to strengthen our resolve!

Spreadin’ the news..

Nothing seems to travel faster than the news that Santa “isn’t real.” It’s as if spreading that radioactive nugget of ruinous information becomes job #1 for the child whose holiday fantasies are suddenly dismantled. Misery loves company as they say.. 2020 has sure been an object lesson in that fact, hasn’t it? Facebook became the…

The Centerpiece

Many years ago, a few months or so after Christmas, I dug a hole in the garden and plopped my grocery store poinsettia into it. Without much (any?) effort at all, that plant grew into a huge shrub that enchanted us year after year with its miraculously timed, festive red leaves. And then it up…

“I would, but…”

The grocery store wasn’t crowded so I quickly and easily found everything I needed and headed for the check-out. “Well that was fast!” I thought as I cheerfully stacked my food onto the conveyor, “YAY me!” But as I pushed my cart out of the door I suddenly realized that my bill was only $4…