This year my husband and I signed our 8 year old son up for swim lessons at the local YMCA. He has had so much fun, and is slowly gaining the confidence he needs to know that he can swim. I am hopeful that he may enjoy it enough to also join the local swim [...]

First, I just had to share the photo of my childhood family garden. The photo above is when my younger brother Burl was 7 or 8 years old, and my younger sister Dahn about 5 years old. We grew our pole beans (green beans) on tall bamboo stakes set into a circle and tied together [...]

Hey, I wanted to let you all know what a great time I had this weekend at the Alabama Soap & Candle Association 11th annual meeting! It was fabulous! I got to try a tomato casserole that I absolutely have got to replicate. It was delicious, and with my victory garden having 8 tomato plants [...]

I am in Alabama! I missed my flight getting out of Norfolk Virgina. I swear, every bit of traffic that could conspire did. And then, road construction in the airport area had ALL THE SIGNS down for the airport exits … I (hanging head in shame) ended up in Deep Creek on Hwy 64, 8 [...]

Yesterday, my 8 year old son had the pirate time of his life! He and dad went to the Blackbeard’s Pirate Festival. The kids brought any pirate costume that they had, and the event supplied the fun!