The Huckleberry Roadside Massacre

“Can you hear it?” I called down the stairs to wake up my kids. Two sleepy voices from their bedrooms called back out to me. “The call of the huckleberry!” This has become a family tradition, when we are about to go huckleberry picking. We were taken out years ago when the kids were small […]

You want me to do what? Challenge #4

You made it to week #4!! GREAT JOB!! This week’s journal task is simple. Take a few things you wrote down that you love, enjoy or that make you happy, and write new goals from them. Here are a few examples. I love cotton and wool clothes, so I would write down this: I will […]

Chewelah, The Hidden Pot of Gold Nestled in a Picturesque Valley.

My tumbleweed heart has loved Chewelah since childhood when we drove through, or stopped to play, countless times. Have you ever been there? If not, why not go this year? This is a quaint, lovely little town that makes you feel at home. The sleepy valley it is nestled into is beautiful, fertile, and surrounded […]

You want me to do what? Challenge #3

Welcome back!! We have been talking about things that can enrich or rebuild your life, by incremental changes. Why do it this way? Because so many people have no idea who they really are, or why they are special. Some of us with massive changes to our lives, good or bad, have no idea where […]

You want me to do what? Challenge #2

Week number two! Are you ready? Last week I challenged you to start making a series of small changes that may enrich your life and make you happier. I hope you are enjoying this exploration of you and rekindling the love for your home. Keep up with the flowers for as many weeks as you […]

Find Your Whimsy!

Is your everyday life filled with beauty, the things that you love, and joy? Each of us has an image of how we would love to look, live and feel.  Unfortunately, few of us actively strive to reach that picture.   Others may not really have an idea of what that seemingly unreachable joy might look […]