Life is too short to....

Three of my children have left the nest. But it's not empty, because I still have two children living at home. And because of the Covid-19 pandemic they've been home more than ever.  The last time they saw the inside of a classroom was in March 2020! Since then, all lessons have been online. Social...

I found this adorable little hat. It's a hair ornament, and comes with a handy little clip. It only cost me 1 dollar and 18 cents. At first I wanted to wear it myself. But there's something sad about a forty year old mom wearing a jaunty little red hat in her hair. So I...

 We haven't got a fiddler on the roof, but solar panels And frankly I think solar panels are better than a fiddler to have on your roof.. Solar panels on our roof You might say: 'It took you long enough!' and you'ld be right. It took my husband and I about 25 years to finally...

Our dog Trixie is very sweet, but she doesn't like to be groomed. So every 3 tot 4 months we take her to a professional dog groomer who gives her a 'haircut'. I don't really like the way she looks afterwards. But I'm told it's good for her to get a 'pixie cut'. And I...

With four older siblings I could see my youngest son struggling to find his niche. My eldest daughter's niche is easy: her niche is simply Being The Eldest. Then comes my son Jan, who's a bit different because he's got a diagnosis of PDD-NOS. So that's his niche taken care off. After that comes my...

Our pear tree: still going strong When I grew up we had this pear tree. My granny used to peel them for me. They tasted of Summer and my granny's love. About three years ago we moved into my granny's old house. The pear tree is still going strong, offering us her fruits! In fact...