A Pinch of Joy

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Random Thoughts on This and That

When my blog grows up. . .

What Do You Want Your Blog to Be When it Grows Up party.  Thistlewood Farms, It All Started With Paint, The Space Between, Eclectically Vintage, The Cottage Market. are hosting a link up with that very theme.   You’ll find this post linked there along with a number of other bloggers who are sharing, too! I […]

Swedish Chef Popcorn shrimp

This Saturday Share is just for fun! I can relate to the Swedish Chef after preparing Thanksgiving Dinner — all planned and moving along like a symphony and then . . . .

Apples to Apples

 What do the month of October, John Chapman and Steve Jobs have in common? Give up?   October is Apple month.  John Chapman is better known as Johnny Appleseed.  Steve Jobs founded a company named Apple.  The answer is that they have apples in common.   But there’s more . . . John Chapman was a nurseryman […]

Great Blue Heron visits

My desk faces the window overlooking the back yard.  Late one rainy afternoon this past week, I caught motion out of the corner of my eye and looked up just in time to see this big guy land on the roof of our garden shed.  He glided in for a smooth landing and then turned […]

How to ride a Segway

 What better birthday gift for Wheels than more wheels?!  This time they were only rented, but what an awesome morning!  We drove the fifteen miles to Downtown Columbus and met our tour guide, Dave.  He outfitted us with helmets wired with speakers and  marched us outside   He unleashed his Segway from the outlet where it […]

Back to school – celebrating milestones

              Back to school time is bittersweet.  I love summer with its laid back agenda.  Then comes late August.  Gone are the long days of summer with time to play, to learn new skills and perfect old ones like swimming and bike riding, to explore the backyard, parks, museums, and […]