Halloween Costumes and The Elusive Smile

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I’ve been taking a trip down memory lane today looking at Halloween costumes from our previous eight years of trick-or-treating. We started with Mickey Mouse. Little Buddy wore that costume around for weeks. He would drag it like Linus’ blanket with him and then start putting his hands in the gloves when he wanted to Read More

Mingle Monday :: Happy Halloween

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I can’t believe we’re already reaching the last week of October. Golly gee, where in the world does time go? It’s absolutely flown by for me, has it for y’all too? You know how much I love finding neat folks and sharing them with you each week, well… this week I want to share even Read More

Family Heirlooms and Thugs

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My grandparents were not wealthy people, but they provided well for themselves and their family. They worked hard, saved, and used cash for purchases instead of credit. I’m not sure if they ever even had a credit card. They just didn’t need one. It wasn’t part of their lifestyle. Grandmother did have nice things though. Read More

Announcing Swagbucks TV

Have I told y’all how much I love Swagbucks? It’s a pretty cool deal where you earn points toward prizes and gift cards just by searching on the internet. And believe me, I’m already searching. So using Swagbucks as my search engine is really a no brainer, especially with their toolbar. Super simple. Well, now Read More

Mingle Monday :: A Familiar Path Edition

Welcome to Mingle Monday! One of my favorite things about Mingle Monday is being able to introduce you to people and their blogs or social media I think you’ll enjoy. It’s always a pleasure to share the places I love to visit online. This week’s feature for Mingle Monday is A Familiar Path. I always Read More

Mingle Monday :: Adopt a Blogger Edition

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Welcome to Mingle Monday! One of my favorite things about Mingle Monday is being able to introduce you to people I think you’ll enjoy getting to meet and letting you know about things that might interest you. This week, I get to do both! This week’s feature for Mingle Monday is Adopt a Blogger. Adopt Read More

What To Do With All These Pears

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Our pear trees are heavy with pears. I need to take time to go and pick them soon before the deer, bugs and yellow jackets eat them all. I’m not exactly sure what kind of pear they are even. I just know they are crisp, juicy and good. And that we sure love them. I Read More

Porch Theater

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Cool evenings bring my little southern family outside. We’ve been in the air conditioning all summer long and now we’re able to enjoy the nice, breezy afternoons and evenings. Our favorite thing is to grill a few pizzas, pick a few movies, grab some blankets and settle in for movie night on the back porch. Read More

Mingle Monday :: My New Home

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I’m excited about this week’s Mingle Monday. The dust is settling here at my new home online. I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate all of you for your support and especially for your patience with me as I’ve been planning and making the move. I’ve got lots of fun things planned! Read More

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