15th Linky Party Anniversary this month! It was a cold and snowy night in 2011 that I decided I needed to learn something new and started a blog. A couple of months later Busy Monday was first published. And now here we are!!! Today the features include a post, written in Dutch and translated by […]
Busy Monday 711
Finally had a real snow this week! Very picturesque, with slowly swirling huge flakes accumulating quickly. And the best kind of snow as it is already melted four days later, instead of hanging around for weeks. I’m now ready for spring and today is beautiful and sunny! However, it is still quite cold and the […]
Busy Monday 710
For the last several years, we’ve wrapped the decorated skinny six foot tree on New Year’s Day and stashed it away. This year I bought a new flocked tree to fit in the same spot, only taller. Got out the ornaments collected through our little family’s history and arranged them on the tree. Gold […]
Busy Monday 709
Been a busy week! Lots of snow predicted, which thankfully just narrowly passed us by. And lots of time on different hamster wheels!!! Finished one big project and one small project this week so that brings hope for the future! May you see progress this week in your life dreams! Thanks for stopping by to […]
Busy Monday 708
If you have been in the path of snow this week – you have my sympathy! We have been lucky – snow lazily drifting in the air all day, but accumulation is very little and Bytes uses the leaf blower to clear the walks. Temperatures go from -3 to today’s 57. Even the birds […]
Busy Monday 707
I haven’t shared much in this space about Wheels’, his illness and subsequent events. But today I want to share A Pinch of Joy: I recently sold the no longer needed mobility van. Sister Bee called a few weeks ago and said her daughter’s former classmate was looking for a mobility van– could she […]






Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!