Preparing for Winter
I do not have any pets since I travel so much, but out of my kitchen window I have a set of utility wires that the squirrels use to run from one yard to another. It looks to me like they live somewhere in my [...]
Don’t Gain Weight during the Holidays: 5 Keys to Success
If you have ever gone on a roller coaster ride you know that just after you pass the top you are in for the ride of your life with out the ability to control your speed. It is so easy to fall into the holiday [...]
Planning for Holiday Diet Success
When November comes around, I always think “Oh, no!” It’s time to get ready for the fast-paced ride. It is the beginning of tons of food and endless to-do lists. I have found one key to an enjoyable holiday season–and creating one that I can [...]
Special Christmas Gifts for Away from Home Family Members
For family and friends that will not be home for the holidays, it is time to send your special holiday greetings and presents. One of my all time favorites is to send a Christmas tree with the gifts wrapped and placed under the tree. This [...]
Delicious Holiday Recipe Fits Every Meal
It is not often that you find a recipe that can be served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This recipe is one that you can have any time of the day, and it is delicious. I have also used it for a special occasion meal. [...]
Celebrating Christmas Around the World and Through the Centuries
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, although it has never been seriously claimed that December 25 was his true birthday. Before the fourth century, it was celebrated in April or May, which more closely matches the scriptural account. As Christian festivals were substituted for [...]
Thanksgiving and Amazing History
There have been festivals associated with the harvest every since man began to till the soil. The Chinese celebrated such a feast thousands of years ago, and in our hemisphere, Native Americans and colonists celebrated the harvest years before the Pilgrims arrived. Nevertheless, Thanksgiving Day, [...]
Creative Exercising
I am always amazed when I come home from a trip to China at how much exercise I get when I am there. One of the keys to that is that I do not have a car, and hence if I want to go somewhere, [...]
Last Minute Gifts When Money Is Gone
This week I have taken time to think back over my life and remember some of the gifts that were my favorites. It was not the ones that someone bought me although they were greatly appreciated; it was the ones that took some thought and [...]
Angel Gift Bag
This angel is easy enough for little cherubs to make! Pink lightweight posterboard 1/4" wiggly eyes Permanent marker (red) Acrylic paint (pink) Sponge 1 white (or colored) paper bag 1 (6"-8") round paper doily White or multicolored curling paper ribbon (hair) 1/2yard (1/2" wide) ribbonSmall bell [...]
