I am hosting Christmas Day and the dishwasher decided to break. No time to bring out the Canon on Christmas, so I only got a few photos from my cell phone. And seriously? The dishwasher had to break then and leak water to Laura’s room below? As if hosting...
No matter where I am in the world, I am far from someone I love. Petra (from Holland) who lived with us for a year as an exchange student and quickly became family, along with Marta and Pepe (from Spain), who I met in Yahoo online, are also friends. They...
Christmas Eve was suddenly here. We had a few snow flurries and then it was time to begin our evening together. John and I always take the photos and it’s rare we are the ones being photographed. Seemed for our first Christmas together, we should pose for a few. Besides...
The world is a rose; smell it and pass it to your friends. Persian Proverb Petra and Leoni sent me flowers for my birthday… Between mother’s day and my birthday, my room has never looked so cheery!
Petra and Leoni arrived on a whirlwind, a day early, arms full of tulips. She was in the U.S. on official business but took time to visit family, meet RubÃ, and see the addition to the house. We did shopping, one of Leoni’s favorite things to do while here, we...
It occurs to me that I have been blogging now for 4 years and now entering my 5th. I know I get all excited over whacky world events and our crazy politics here at home, but many times I do blog something personal. You might think that Christmas is way...
Christmas Eve, to me, has always been a very special night of the holiday. As a child, it was filled with anticipation and magic. My parents and sister were great at convincing me that Santa was near. We left cookies for Santa, and I do believe Linda even made noises...
Decorating Cookies We have Petra and Leoni here from Holland for the holidays. After a few days of some solid Christmas shopping, we finally had time to settle down, go to church for the cantata and break out the sugar cookies to decorate with Jenny helping us. We decorated mom’s...
Every house where love abides And friendship is a guest, Is surely home, and home, sweet home For there the heart can rest. Henry van Dyke (1852 – 1933) Not all, but most know that this autumn into winter is filling up fast at our home. We are very excited...
