We all feel like we’ve been trapped in our homes for a long time now. The spread of COVID around the world over the course of the past year, alongside government guidelines and regulations that have been put in place to slow the spread of the virus has resulted in many of us being housebound… Read More »
I’ve seen several blogger friends (Tanya/Shelly) do this post “10 Questions To Mark One Year of the Pandemic” from Laura Tremaine’s Podcast. I thought it was a really good idea to look back at the last year of going through a pandemic. What was life like in early 2020? Life was normal. We celebrated Drew’s… Read More »
Hey yall! Hope everyone is doing well. I am recovering from a busy vacay full of theme parks and spring training games. However, I did manage to pull off getting all my pics taken this week. In fact, as always I took way too many pics. So this post will be a sneak peek of… Read More »
scrambled – I initially had another idea for scrambled, but when I had some apples last week that needed to be used I ended up making Apple Bread and thought it would interesting to try and get an action shot of scrambling eggs. sparkle The frost on Alex’s car was sparkling in the morning as… Read More »
So one of my lovely coworkers, Mrs. Deb, was mentioning that her dryer wasn’t working right. I, while listening to her was also concentrating on something else, and so my response? “Oh your hair dryer?” She laughed so hard and responded sweetly with, “No, my clothes dryer. It just needs a new heating element. You… Read More »
/choosing/ Joy or at least trying really hard for it! I’ll never forget the post from Ashley about Choosing Joy that has stuck with me>>>Choose Joy. /imagining/ Dare I say, a world without COVID?!?! Life around here, is in some ways are returning to ‘normal.’ My work place is almost entirely back to normal. In… Read More »
Here’s a run down of last week! It was a pretty busy and productive week. Monday Drew and Caitlyn and Buster came over. Drew and Rob made plans for the weekend. Tuesday Got my COVID shot #2! Got kind of a weird headache minutes after the injection. They do ask us to wait in the… Read More »
It’s time again for another Sentence a Day. Last month, I stuck with an actual sentence. This time I just wrote what I wanted to write, so this month’s a little more lengthy. 1 – Monday – Alex at home till the 10th bc of COVID exposure. He started Webex classes and staying quarantined to… Read More »
Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome back to another fun iSpy photo challenge! This week when thinking about the prompts were you thinking outside the box or did you go with what is easy? I know I often don’t have time to really get out and find the perfect most creative shot. I try to at least… Read More »
This month I was happy about: Just still loving being able to work from home the majority of the time. I know this will end in the coming months, so I’m relishing in it while I can. This month I was sad about: This month has been pretty stressful. My anxiety has been probably as… Read More »
Finding you have a flair for whipping up delectable dishes and mouth-watering treats in the kitchen is a life skill that will serve you well as a hobby and a gift to your family. It’s also a passion that can become a new income stream. While operating from home, it’s crucial to maintain a professional… Read More »
It’s once a gain rolling down to the end of another month! The older I get the more time flies…That’s kinda scary! Today I’m linking up with Shay and Sheaffer for What’s Up Wednesday. What We’re Eating I found more steaks in the back of the freezer earlier this month and since it was cold… Read More »
I’ve been sharing with you the little adventure Rob and I had up to North Alabama. I wanted to pull it all together in one place and include some other details of the trip. Oneonta Friday night, we stopped in Oneonta because I had been looking for places to eat. Swamp Tails looked right up… Read More »
Hey ya’ll! Last week I mentioned I was thinking of renaming my “The Weekly” posts. I had thought about calling them “Life Lately” or something like that. But for now I think I’m just going to use the Week # and the year. Simple and to the point. And who knows I may end up… Read More »
Progress This is going to be the new Rane Culinary Science Center that is being built catty corner to the building where I work on campus. Sign Picture of a Picture – Here’s a pic of my Granddad that is in the original frame, which hangs in my office. Selfie Photographer’s Choice I had to… Read More »
Did you know about a third of people skip breakfast most days? Often meany folks that do eat breakfast eat something quick and on the go and probably not that healthy. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day or so they say. If you think about it, you’ve just ‘fasted’ for seven to… Read More »
Here we are again for another Travel Tuesday post! We’re continuing to explore a little bit of North Alabama with some time in Huntsville and Cullman. For this post we ventured out to Natural Bridge Park which is about an hour drive from Cullman. County Rd 314 Natural Bridge, AL The Natural Bridge formation, which… Read More »
I’ve really done a bad job of keeping up with my ‘the weekly’ posts lately. I’m thinking about changing what they’re called because they’ve kind of morphed from what these posts are supposed to be. Plus when I went to start this post, I thought I was a week behind. Turns out, I’m 3 weeks… Read More »
Although it is among the country’s oldest states, most people still see Kentucky as a place with little to offer. While a large portion of this thinking comes from the Kentucky people’s conservative nature, it serves as half of the truth. Like other destinations, the bluegrass state offers compelling reasons to schedule a visit. This… Read More »
Messy My desk at home, which has gotten all too messy. It’s kind of starting to drive me crazy. Writing I decided to pull out an old journal that I have of my Grandmother’s. I may have to spend some time and reread it. Glass I had some different ideas for glass and ended up… Read More »