A Pinch of Joy

Busy week with preparation for the family reunion.  Looking forward to seeing all those cousins  with the same crazy sense of humor and intense curiosity.    This gathering is only two branches of the vast family tree that spans four  centuries in the New World and stretches around the world — amazing!!    Even more […]

Next weekend is the big family reunion.  We are so excited to be able to help host  after living so far away for so long.  Family members have been gathering in August for the past seventy years.  My mother and her younger sisters were the last ones living who attended the first reunion and it […]

The local paper reminded us yesterday that winter temperatures and possible snow will be here in  about 9 weeks — just to balance out the reality of the 100 degree heat we’re living in at the moment. I’ve been working inside where its cool leading Rocky the Cat to believe he lives with lunatics.  Woodwork […]

Congratulations to Caroline Vencil for her post on Money Saving Hacks from an Extreme Cheapskate!  That post received the highest number of views in recent memory — if ever! — at a Busy Monday link party. Thanks to everyone who clicked through for Caroline’s tips.  As an experienced cheapskate, I learned some things from her post.  […]

Had a wonderful potluck dinner with family and friends on the Fourth of July.   My sister Bee sets up a fantastic homemade ice cream bar with several different and wonderful flavors like strawberry cheesecake, death by chocolate and more.  One of the other guests also brought maple bacon ice cream — very interesting!!   With an […]

Happy July Fourth!!  We had a wonderful weekend with family with a sneak peek at the fireworks to come and looking forward to another gathering of family on Tuesday for the main event.  Lots of good food and laughter, a bit of mischief and teasing and much fun!  Thanks for bringing your  posts to link […]