It's Not Over Yet!
Well, I can tell you one thing, this last storm here in Oklahoma was enough to really test you on your preparedness for any and all conditions and make you aware that even though you think you have...
View ArticleThe Last Hurrah!
Well, I truly think we now have had the last winter storm for this year. At least I hope so! When parts of Oklahoma have the lowest low temperatures recorded in history, at 21 and 31 degrees BELOW...
View ArticleBitten By The Spring Bug
I don't know about anyone else but I've been bitten by the "spring bug" and I've thrown open the windows to let the fresh air blow through the house. As a kid I used to laugh when I'd hear someone talk...
View ArticleBeans Beans The Musical Fruit
As some of you know from reading my blog entries from last summer, my first gardening attempt failed miserably. I was very devastated to think that just the few things I put out did not bare fruit. I...
View ArticleLife's Little Pleasures
Spring has sprung! The sun is shining, spreading its warmth all over my little city. It is about 72 degrees outside and the air smells fresh and clean.I can hardly hear the noise of the traffic on the...
View ArticleThat's It, I've Had It!
No more attempts at making Sour Dough Bread using a natural starter without any yeast! In fact, I am going back to anything but Sour Dough from now on! I have tried and tried repeatedly and the loaf...
View ArticleWaste Not Want Not
After my horrible ordeal with the Sour Dough Bread being a miserable flop again, I broke the loaf up into large hunks and tossed it out into the yard for the birds. I figured either they would eat it...
View ArticleKit Kat Antics
At my house there are four critters, three are cats of various ages and a parrot. There are days when I wonder who owns whom! They seem to take turns at who can be the most vocal, demanding of...
View ArticleHolding On Till Things Get Better
With today’s economy and the housing market continuing to swirl downward in a never ending spiral, one has to wonder how long it is going to take for the value of our homes to once again start heading...
View ArticleSummer Curtains
As the weather warms up, most of us like to change out our heavy winter curtains and drapes for lighter weight and colored material for our windows. There seems to be nothing that compares to wonderful...
View ArticleWater - Waste Not Want Not
Right now Oklahoma is going through one of the worst heat spells that it has had in many years. For over the last 40 days we have had at least 99 degree temperatures to an actual 108 (in some parts...
View ArticleHow To Keep The Lights On - Saving Electricity
As temperatures in Oklahoma go on the 32nd day of over 100 degrees of heat, with heat indexes pushing at least 113 degrees and even higher in certain parts of the state, all of us are wondering how we...
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Cottage Garage Apartment
Many people are now finding it very advantageous to have more than one family living together, whether it is because of the declining economy or the declining health of parents who now need to be...
View ArticleRecycling 2lb Coffee Cans
What could you do with a 2 lb coffee can? That is besides just throw it in the dumpster! After removing the labels to where you have just silver can you try doing some of the following:1. Make an...
View ArticleTexas is on Fire
If you have been watching the news at all, not only is the East Coast being hammered with tropical storms and hurricanes, but Oklahoma and Texas are having their share of wildfires which are ravaging...
View ArticleBig Changes Are Coming!
What a challenge I am facing. Downsizing a 1250 sq ft home with 14 years of accumulated “stuff” to fit into an approximately 600 sq ft apartment. No easy chore but one that has to be done. Getting rid...
View ArticleAn American Made Christmas
As the holidays approach, as Americans we can give gifts that really are produced by American hands. There really are American made products that you can locate at various stores in your city and I am...
View ArticleNew Year and Resolutions
Most people will agree that that past year has been a “humdinger” of a year and are very thankful it is over! Some things have happened too many of us, which have been out of our control, such as the...
View ArticleKISS
What an odd title for an article you might think until you realize that KISS stands for Keep It Simple Silly (I don't like the other word "stupid" because of it's negative connotations)We are all...
View ArticleWhat Have You Been Doing?
I don’t know about everyone else, but I’ve actually been working on accomplishing my New Year’s Resolutions.Getting OrganizedThe big one for me, since I’m also in the process of downsizing my house....
View ArticleSpring Has Sprung!
With the onset of high 70’s and low 80’s for temperatures here the next few days, I do believe that spring has finally sprung!My daffodils and jonquils bloomed early and then got hit by the cold...
View ArticleToo Hot To Cook
As summer temperatures begin to soar, most of us not only don't feel like standing over a hot stove cooking, detest heating up the house unnecessarily, as well as most of the family really doesn't feel...
View ArticleMy Computer is Fried!
Aka...........What do I do now? Eventually that dreaded day is going to come, like it or not, when you are going to have something happen to your computer. You will log on and get nothing but the “blue...
View ArticleMaking Transitions and New Adventures
I am really noticing more and more families wanting to move out of cities into small towns, or out into the country where their children will have lots of room to spread their wings and room to roam....
View ArticlePicking Up the Pieces
Do you often feel like you are picking up the pieces of your life? As I came to my blogs today I realized that what I thought was going to be a short break from writing has ended up being several...
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