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“Because when you stop and look around this life is pretty amazing.” Thank you Frank Capra for this simple reminder that life is amazing...

I am not sure about you, but when I was growing up my parents always had a specific place where the car keys were hung in the house. That...

A year ago, we wrote our mission statement for Iler Meadows. . . this is what we branded. There's an emotion that is created when someone...

For the past two years, I have had an embarrassing fall vegetable garden. I know, the first step to recovery is to admit your fault....

I was recently watching a Hallmark movie. Yes, I know, I am a die hard follower. The main character in the movie said she was a “Creative...

When I moved into our old dream home, I was told that there was a transition of new families moving in, with couples and families who had...

So, as I am writing my blog post, I am anxiously waiting for the timer to go off so I can take out my gooseberry tart from the oven. Two...

I stumbled across a book last night that was gifted to me over a year ago. It was titled "Three Moments of Joy” A Guided Journal for...

Spring has sprung. How many times have you heard that phrase? When I think of those words, I think of flowers in bloom, fresh rain on the...

We recently celebrated the 100th Day of School. If you are a fellow elementary school teacher, you know that this is a landmark day each...

“That thing you do, after your day job, in your free time, too early in the morning, too late at night. That thing you read about, write...

A friend came over in mid July, the same friend who told me “Inspiration Time” to start a business. After visiting for a couple of hours...

I began my morning with a lovely jog in the hills. I had a chance to clear my head and set intentions for the week ahead of me. I knew it...

Two years ago, December 5th, 2018- the anniversary of us purchasing this old home! Most of the plants were overgrown or barely alive when...

What was popular in 1920 for the holiday season? As I researched what life was like in the 1920s, I stumbled across a website Titled,...

Family friends, childhood friends, school friends, wo

A year ago, the Classic book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott made a comeback in mainstream America. The motion picture gave society a...

I know you might be thinking this is kind of extreme, but if you have never witnessed the birth of a chick it is quite a miracle.

What I have realized is that cooking is what brings my ancestors to the forefront of my mind.

12 years ago, I was sitting at the very same dining room table, creating jewelry for Christmas presents.