Do you have children in your life (your own, grandkids, the neighbor kids) who love art projects? My grandkids walk in the door and one of the first questions out of their mouths is usually, “What art can we to … Continue reading
Jan
So far our winter has been a roller coaster of too cold to comfortably warm days, clouds, sunshine, freezing rain, snow, rain, sleet, wind, and thunderstorms, and all that usually within a week’s time. Repeat weekly. I’m ready for spring … Continue reading
Flowers fascinate me. I love taking close-up photos of flowers. I thought I knew what an orchid looked like, until I went to a special exhibit of orchids at a botanical garden. It wasn’t a large exhibit but it displayed … Continue reading
It’s been a long journey. I had no plans to take this journey. It certainly wasn’t on my bucket list of things I wanted to do in my life. It was scary, painful, tiring, expensive… and it changed my life. … Continue reading
I love learning new skills but my tendency is to just try to figure it out on my own. That’s fine much of the time, but I know I am missing out on skills and techniques that others have already … Continue reading
I think the grandkids will have fun learning to make alphabet letters with firecrackers. These letters were part of the lesson for July in this online class by Joanne Sharpe. The kids will be back from their travels soon and they … Continue reading
June is not giving us a chance to ease into summer this year. It seems to only have one thermometer setting—HOT! In order to keep the house a little cooler and not have the air running constantly, I keep the … Continue reading
My grandkids love books and we enjoy reading Eric Carle books together. He’s the illustrator of over 70 books and author of many of those. His most famous book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been read by children in sixty-two different languages. If … Continue reading
It is hard to believe a year has come and gone since Melinda and her family sold their house, downsized their belongings, and moved into an RV full time to travel for their ministry, Because Family. Melinda still creates and … Continue reading
Kids love to cut and paste. Recently Miss Tickles was visiting for the afternoon and wanted to make something. With some old magazines, scissors, paste, and paper, she had a wonderful time creating collages. I didn’t want to be left out … Continue reading