• YaYa Goes to Music Camp

    The biggest reason why we spent last week in North Dakota was because YaYa was attending band camp at International Music Camp, which is a fine arts summer school located in the peace garden on the border with Canada.  I spent a week at this camp five different summers of…

  • Reading Habits.

    I came across this list of questions about reading on another blog I was reading, and I thought they were intriguing, so I’m posting my answers too. Do you have a special place in your home dedicated to reading? I do not really have a particularly favorite place to read,…

  • Helping

    Mr. Trouble on Feet loves the hose.  Dr. Peds took note of this, and gave him the job of using the hose to water the grass that we are growing outside the back door where we had to do some landscaping.  Mr. TOF is authorized to use the hose three…

  • Neighborhood Garage Sale

    It’s  no secret that I love a good garage sale.  Rummaging is just entertaining.  You explore neighborhoods you don’t ordinarily drive through, and other people’s junk never ceases to be interesting.  Sometimes I make up stories about the people who were once attached to the items laid out for sale.…

  • In Conversation: At the Supper Table

    Dr. Peds:  (to all the kidlets)  What do you do when you want to show Mom that you love her? YaYa:  Leave her alone! ———————————————————————- Dr. Peds:  And Now, before I go to work, I will hug and kiss your Mama. The Banana:  Maybe you could just give her the…

  • Chimes

    After hearing big, beautiful wind chimes at a local garden shop shortly after we moved here, I wanted a set of my own.  It’s been at the back of my mind for years.   Every spring I consider it, especially when I visit that garden shop!  However, wind chimes seem…