If you saw my Easter post, you saw my lovely pink, gray, and white china with gold trim. This is actually my mother’s china and I assume it was her wedding china. While I was growing up, this china was in the glass hutch in our dining room. While preparing for Easter, I ran across… Read More
Category Archives: Around the house
Garage Sales
Growing up, I attended several garage sales with my mom. However, we tended to put on more garages sales than I ever went to. We had garage sales at my aunt’s house in Mesquite, at my parents’ house in Sulphur Springs, and at another aunt’s house in Midland. My mom tended to judge a house… Read More
Memorial Day – A Time to Remember
We all know Memorial Day as a day when many of us grill burgers, hang out at the lake, have a vacation from work, and spend time with family. Of course, the real purpose of Memorial Day is to remember the men and women who lost their lives in service to our country. The federal government… Read More
Mother’s Day…for the Non-Mother
I grew up with three amazing parents: my dad, my mom, and my Aunt E. Aunt E saved me from many a spanking, she rubbed my back until I fell asleep, she picked me up from elementary school at 3:30 p.m. everyday, she taught me to crochet, craft and draw. Aunt E gave me raw… Read More