A young lady came to me at the grocery store my husband managed a little over a year ago. She had heard that we take in young people to our home. My husband and I host exchange students every year. She spoke to my husband and I about her troubles and asked for a home.Continue reading “OK I Am About to Lose My Shit”
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Hyacinth
One of my favoriteSpring flowers is the hyacinth. I plant them by my front porch. I love catching a wiff of them when I go in and out of my house. The colors are so very purple. I am saddened that they only last a short time. I would like to study up on howContinue reading “Hyacinth”
Road Trip
Tomorrow Chuck and I are going on a road trip. He is not allowed to drive right now because he is on seizure medication. He really does not like to travel far distances. He was in many car accidents when he was a teen and should have lost his life in a few of them.Continue reading “Road Trip”
The Lake People
When I was a young married woman I lived about a fifteen minutes away from a popular lake. This was my first marriage and everything about being a homemaker was great and exciting. I loved making muffins in the morning. I loved making roast in the slow cooker on Sundays. My first husband drove aContinue reading “The Lake People”
Sunshine
Here is a picture I took today at the farm.Chuck and I have agreed to spend at least an hour a day outside in the sunshine. This is a big ordeal. The stroke / dementia has put Chuck in a depression. He is most comfortable relaxing in bed watching TV or checking his Facebook. SomeContinue reading “Sunshine”
The Last Supper
Our place is filled with treasures. This is the old shop. I have not truly investigated it and all of it’s belongings. We are thinking of making this a wood working shop. We will be clearing it out this weekend. Today’s story is about a treasure I found. My step-father was a lay-minister, prison minister,Continue reading “The Last Supper”
The Fine Line
My mother was a brilliant woman. She was taught and shared with her children the importance of being educated. Her sisters went to Las Cruces New Mexico during WWII to go find brilliant husbands to marry. She was an award winning published poet and was also very good at business. She was also very troubledContinue reading “The Fine Line”
The Gas Tank and Zelle
Zelle is a good thing. Today our son was on the way to an OBGYN appointment with his girlfriend. He realized that he had no gas in his tank. He gave his dad a call and asked if he could Zelle him $40 to put gas in his truck. He said he will pay usContinue reading “The Gas Tank and Zelle”
Daddy
Prayers for my 93year young daddy. He got a pacemaker yesterday. He did well with the procedure and told me he is mailing me information on insulin. OK thank you.
Forks
My grandma’s kitchen was one of my favorite places. On her wall she had a large plaster of Paris fork decoration. My grandma’s kitchen was a place where everyone gathered. There was always some kind of food cooking. The kitchen was the hub of the family. It was the nucleus of the atom. This isContinue reading “Forks”
Dinky on the Farm 