On our way home from a family hike a few weekends ago, my daughter asked us what our favorite season was. This question came after Kevin and I had both complained about disliking the cold, windy weather we’d just experienced and me saying that I couldn’t wait for spring so that the trees would bud and the sun would come out again. After thinking about her question, I realized that I liked all the seasons – except for winter. It…
The other day I was reminded of something my grandfather used to do as a hobby. I don’t remember ever actually witnessing my grandfather work on this hobby while I was around, I think it must’ve been something he did when we kids went home for the night (my grandparents took care of my brother, cousin and I while our parents worked). They were paper houses, like mini house models if you will. He didn’t need to buy any special…
As I mentioned in my last post, I want to do things a little differently with my blog this year. There are things I’ve never written about here before simply because I didn’t think anyone would read it. But I’m realizing that it doesn’t really matter if no one reads it. If I want to write about something that is important to me why shouldn’t I? Blogging is my hobby after all and there are no rules to this! With…