• Texas Tuesday – The 12 Days of Drover

    Texas Tuesday – The 12 Days of Drover

    Christmas week, we stayed one night at the Hotel Drover, with some friends of ours who live in Dallas. Located in Fort Worth, a few steps away from the Fort Worth Stockyards, the Drover is a Marriott autograph property which creates an annual Christmas experience that our friends were very…

  • 11 Post-Holiday Random Shares

    11 Post-Holiday Random Shares

    11 thoughts from my holiday break…

  • 🎄Merry Christmas!🎄

    🎄Merry Christmas!🎄

    I’m very thankful for the enjoyable and thoughtful conversations we have had via posts and comments this year. Most of us lead full lives and I appreciate the time you have shared with me. I’ll be back in January and wish each of you a truly blessed and Merry Christmas!…

  • You’ve Been Christmas Shopping When…

    You’ve Been Christmas Shopping When…

    This is the third and final Christmas Throw-Back-Thursday. Today’s post made me laugh, as gift recipients now largely request gifts that can only be purchased online-and who uses cash?! Much has changed since I originally published this short 1-minute read in 2018. MLM You’ve been Christmas shopping when… You need…

  • Snowy Pines

    Snowy Pines

  • Christmas Shopping With a Paper Check?!

    Christmas Shopping With a Paper Check?!

    I can’t recall why my husband and I were discussing shopping via the Sears and JCPenney Christmas catalogs back in the “1990’s”, but we were – in front of our 27-year young daughter. If you are under 45 years old, you may not know what these thick Christmas books looked…

  • Can a Few Lone Retailers Survive? Not If They Keep Bothering Us

    Can a Few Lone Retailers Survive? Not If They Keep Bothering Us

    This is the second of three December-themed Throw-Back-Thursdays. Today’s post was originally published on this blog in 2018. MLM The bricks and mortar stores that try to sell an actual experience are still doing relatively well in the era where Amazon and other online retailers threaten store fronts across America.…

  • I wasn’t much of a dog person until…🐾

    I wasn’t much of a dog person until…🐾

    We never had a dog while the kids were growing up, though a beloved mini lop bunny was part of the family for 12 years, along with a tortoise, hamster and guinea pig at various times throughout their youth. Our daughter and new son-in-law brought an Australian Shepherd home last…

  • Do We Really “Need” It? A Former Student Says NO

    Do We Really “Need” It? A Former Student Says NO

    This is the first of three Throw-Back Thursdays – Christmas themed articles. Today’s post was originally published on this blog in 2018. I hope you enjoy it! MLM A student from a few years ago just came to mind as I began to notice how many people around me were…

  • From Fall to Winter – In 48 Hours

    From Fall to Winter – In 48 Hours

    From a chilly but clear sunset walk on November 29th… …to a cold, snowy sunset walk on December 1st. Over a foot of snow fell in our area of New York to welcome December…