My Way of Living [01/19/17] 

  • I’m joining in on a new series Thrifty living 2012

    I’m looking forward to taking part in Brenda from A Cosy Little House’s new series on Thrifty Living 2012. In this series, there will be five women sharing the individual struggles they face economically with their families in a particular region. Each week [Thursday] one of us, Brenda, Claudia , Elaine , Diane, and myself will fe…

  • A thousand shining mirrors

    We had a rare sunny day yesterday, and before going to work I took the camera out of a walk. It needed some exercise, and so did I. The touch of the sun on my face, the warmth of those winter rays, made me feel so grateful for what we had been given.A break from the weather, a reprieve. The sun sparkled through the fog soaked bran…

  • “Computeritis” I need a cure

    Hard to believe that a short 4 years ago I had said we didn’t need a computer. Now that I am infected with computeritis I know that I require one desperately, and could not function without it. Not just for blogging, but for photo editing, creating new cards for my Muddy Boot Dreams card line, and running my home based business. B…

  • Winter you are not who you used to be

    Winter I know things change they must and it’s good. But you are not who you used to be when I was young. When I was a child you were restless, and everywhere, large and looming, exciting, I looked forward to seeing you, I wondered when you would visit us you were my favourite season. When you scattered snowflakes on my upturned f…

  • Blogging trends I’m glad are going, gone, and great

    You know that [tongue in cheek] bandwagon, the one it seems everyone has seemed to jump on at times… oh not not me, not you.The trends that seem to pop up overnight like a bad case of fairy mushrooms in your otherwise perfectly manicured green front lawn. [I don’t have one, so please don’t point fingers at that analogy, a PMGFL th…

  • About that January Joy

    I've got a confession to make. A big one. January, you're bringing me down.I'd say lets call it quits, kaput, finis, I'm out of here.But to where?And what's the point. You would still be here when I get back, if I left.Remember when I was quoting my neighbor's wonderfully optimistic version of winter.Well…and here he always pauses…