We moved to Washington state in the summer of 2018. I simply cannot believe the beauty that I see again and again. Each state and region...

Dear reader, Let’s talk. Talk the only way you and I can actually talk. I’ll speak, you listen. You don’t know me yet, but you will. It...

Wow! I know...I know. I have been negligent in updating this blog. But a new year brings new goals. So let's start by catching up a bit....

Oh my goodness. It has been over a year since I blogged, and what a year it has been. Three new grandchildren have been born, Tony and...

What an absolutely beautiful Spring we are having. Oklahoma turns brown in the winter. The grass is brown, the trees are brown and...

My son Douglas, and his wife Ary have two sweet little girls. First, are the pictures Ary sent me of the girls in the Easter dresses she...

With 9 children and various in-laws and friends over all the time...I cook a lot. However, day-to-day, I do not always know how many will...

Wow. Has it been since November that I last wrote? At that time, we were in California, headed home after Tony and Colette’s wedding in...

This is Agate Beach in Northern California off the Redwood Forest Highway. Incredible! We had to hike down all the way, then hike back up...

Okay everyone. I have blogged about this before, but no one seems to be listening. I have attended two different conferences recently,...

Now, I am getting ready for Tony and Colette's wedding. I am cooking for 200 one night and 50 the next day, but this will be in...

Oh my goodness. It has been months since I blogged, but my life took me on a roller coaster ride and it hasn’t paused long enough for me...

Now, when we went to Padre Island, I asked my friend, Kathy, to come stay with my mom. She had been slowly going downhill all year, but...

After my mom’s death, I was really surprised by how much I missed her. When my father passed away it was such a relief as he had had...

Papi made us all go down to the garden one evening this past week. We all complained and didn't want to go, but then when we got there...

Here is my Mom with Gandalf. Gandalf is Matthew and Ashley's cat and is very playful and loving. As Ashley is expecting right now, Felipe...

Watermelon and pineapple fruit basket that Rebeca made. This summer, we have had watermelon, corn, tomatoes, new potatoes, and onions...

This garden and steps were a horrible mess. We redid them and they came out much better. I also made the herb gardens around the patio...

This is the entrance to the vegetable garden. The vines are grapes. The trees are pear, plum, nectarine, peach, and apple. We have two...

Oh my goodness. It has been months since I have written anything at all. How is it that someone can be that busy. I still am doing all...