My mom makes the most of old household items. She turned both an old toilet bowl and the high chair that was used by me and most of my siblings into planters. Continue reading
2015_Day 158: Breathing new life into old treasures
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2015_Day 155: I love Wisconsin
My home is in Texas now, but I still love Wisconsin. And everyone in it.
That’s all. Continue reading
2015_Day 154: Head in the clouds all day long
The good thing about flying is that when you’re traveling long distances, you get there relatively fast. The bad part is spending 9 hours in airports or on airplanes. And flying from Georgetown, Texas, to Milwaukee, Wis., through Tampa, Fla. Continue reading
2015_Day 149: Post-holiday week over, thankfully
I’m all for three-day holiday weekends. But why does the work week following Memorial Day seem so long? Continue reading
2015_Day 148: Bluebonnets on my table every day
I know this is a few days late, but I just had to share my finds from the day of shopping last week on my birthday. Since husband had work and daughter school, I decided to go to Burnet, about 40 miles west of Georgetown, on the edge of Hill Country. Continue reading
2015_Day 142: #fitat50? Getting there
Half a century. The big 5-0. That’s how old I am today and I’m here to let you in on a little secret. I didn’t wake up today to find any additional wrinkles on my face and my joints weren’t any stiffer than they have been the past five years. In fact, after sticking to a regular exercise program for the past 12 weeks, I’m happy to say that I feel better at 50 then I did at 49. Or even 45. Continue reading
2015_Day 136: A colorful way to get exercise and help a charity
Before and after The Color Run.
2015_Day 134: Sensational sunset
If storms and cooler weather are responsible for the beautiful sunset central Texas was graced with Wednesday night, I say “More please!” Continue reading
2015_Day 130: A day for moms
Like most Sunday mornings, I was the first to get out of bed, relishing my time in a quiet house, enjoying a little CBS Sunday Morning, and on this Mother’s Day Sunday, a beautiful bouquet of red roses. Continue reading
2015_Day 124: Flying high with the clouds
If you like photos of clouds, this post is for you. I flew from Austin to Chicago with a co-worker for work today, and offered to switch seats with her so she could have an aisle seat. Little did she know I love window seats because I love looking at clouds. Continue reading
Chocolate Chips and Chaos 