“You know, it all began when we got rid of our microwave 8 years ago… remember?” I found myself saying, as together, my husband and I stared at the large, wooden structure in front of us. It was Monday evening. My husband had just come home for work and was now observing […]
“The strawberry is the wonder of all the fruits…” Roger Williams founder of Providence in 1636 The truck was cleaned and ready to go. The morning chores had been finished and breakfast had been hastily eaten. Two loads of laundry hung fresh and clean on the laundry line, snapping in […]
Recently, while visiting a local thrift stores, I questioned why there always seems to be old-fashioned rocking chairs for sale … Perhaps many people are not taking the time to rock their babies anymore. I know first hand as I used to be one of them. Somehow, I thought it was just normal to […]
My 11 year old was sweeping the kitchen floor after dinner one night. We had just hand washed all the dishes and were putting them away for the evening. The rest of the family was still outside, enjoying the cool but still comfortable warm, early summer night. All were excited for the promise of fire-fly […]
