To all who are now under a mandatory evacuation in southern Florida. Please be safe and get out as fast as you can. For all who are not under the evacuation orders, please be safe. I wish I could take you all in and know you would be safe here in NW F
To everyone who is the path of tropical storm Cindy, please be safe. And let us know that you are OK. I know the first bands are already arriving with lots of rain and flash flooding expected. Cindy is expected to make landfall tonight.
I want to thank you all for the wonderful and cheery birthday messages. They are very much appreciated. I had a quiet day thanks to my vertigo which has become worse over the last 4 months, but I managed to renew my driver's license and we went to the
I've been reading the posts lately and noticed that so many are asking for prayers. I know it's the Christmas season, but for many it is not a joyous time. It can be a sad time, a scary time, a very lonely time. While we are celebrating the birth of
Here in the USA we have concentrated our hands, hearts and minds on Thanksgiving this Thursday. Yesterday my handsome hubby spoke at 2 churches in the morning and then at the local community Thanksgiving service last night. So it was a day of introspect
It breaks my heart hearing again that folks have lost designs and pictures and that even with back ups it can still be a problem. We also need to be aware that we need to have a back up generator/surge protector on each of our machines and computers/lapt
To all of the Cuties who are too soon to be experiencing the fury of Matthew. Please know we are all praying for you. And please check in to let us know how you have made out once Matthew has passed on up the coast. This is going to affect folks from s
Here's a question for you who quilt. I am trying to finish a queen sized quilt that is hand embroidered. I ended up quilting the 42-15x15 inch blocks by machine with quilting thread and invisible thread. I just could not physically do the hand quiltin
I have been emailing with sdrise (Suzanne) over the past couple of days. She had sent kittens in to be neutered and the kittens have come back home with a terrible virus. She has 3 now in the hospital on IVs and antibiotics. At least 2 other kittens ha
I know many of us in the Northern Hemisphere are dealing with high temps. Please make sure you are staying well hydrated. I took my handsome hubby to the ER last night for heat exhaustion. He is fine after 2 litres of fluid and medication for the vomit
I learned something new today and wanted to share it. I like to use green cleaning products when I can, so I was looking for a way to clean my ceramic top stove. I found that instead of buying the expensive cleaner, there are 2 ways to clean it. You ca
I have been thinking a lot about the Orlando incident. I know so many of us are scared, worried, whatever emotion you are feeling. Please do not be scared. Scared means the people who do these heinous acts are winning. It empowers them Please do be v
My handsome hubby and I got back from our conference last night. We are both so impressed with the folks who put on this particular conference on PTSD. It is by far the best program we have seen and my husband has checked out a lot of them and read the
This will be very interesting! My husband and I are taking part in the next few days at a conference for American Vets who have been left with PTSD and Anxiety Disorders from their service and deployments. My husband is both attending and working the co
5/27/16 I am home and doing my best to catch up after 3 weeks of friends, family and traveling. Sorry to have missed so many birthdays and other events. A happy belated birthday to all my fellow May birthday celebrants. I thought we would have interne