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Light Reading Made For Bike Reading

I love to shop so it won’t surprise anyone that over the years I have bought my kid and grand kids everything from soup to nuts. Almost every different form of transportation available including skates, skateboards, scooters, tricycles, mopeds, electric bikes and cars has been found wrapped under the tree.   I am exaggerating, of course, [...]

A Family Adventure In Cleaning

Years ago my newly married daughter took a job as a nanny to help out. Since she didn’t earn much and had just bought a new car, she decided to supplement her income with a part-time evening job with an industrial cleaning supply company that contracted with the local banks. One time she was called [...]

The Problem With Cheap Furniture

When my daughter and her husband set up their first apartment many years ago, money was tight. Her bridal shower completed her kitchen with furniture, pots and pans, utensils, dishes, glasses, and so forth. We bought her the table and chairs. Being metal they lasted for years. Eventually styles, traffic, and kids made it time [...]

Nana, The Chief Shoe Giver

I love all my grandchildren and enjoy clothes shopping for them. About a year or so ago while I was traveling, my grandson’s shoes fell apart. Clearly it was time for another pair, so his mother offered to take him to the store. Little man’s response was, “No, Ma, you know that Grandma always buys [...]

The Berry Butler And A Driscoll’s Berries Giveaway

Being as I’m currently in San Diego I found this interesting. I love berries, especially raspberries. I wish I’d known about the Berry Butler last week so I could have gone to check it out. If you like berries you’ll want to read until the end, I’ve got a little surprise. BERRY BUTLER AT LOEWS [...]

What I Envision When I Am Happiest – All My Children

From the time I was a little girl, I always dreamed of becoming a mother. After I saw the movie Cheaper by the Dozen and read the book, I was sure I wanted twelve. Imagine that. That number changed with the years. I decided my perfect family would include four children. Eventually I got the [...]

Passed On — a Generation at a Time

I used to vacuum the wall to wall carpet. That wall to wall was supposed to add warmth to the house while minimizing the noise level. It only made me sick and sicker. I suffered from its hidden store of contagions. I hate the sneezies that come with dust, dander, dirt, and summer spores that [...]