Monthly Archives: October 2011

As a mom of many, working at home while I try to homeschool my brood, I regularly find myself in need of rejuvenation and replenishing. It’s hard parenting and making ends meet at the same time! I can attest to … Continue reading →

I have a Scottish/German heritage so I have always had a fascination with Scotland. I think it would be interesting to visit the old country to tour the area. I have a mental picture of what it must look like … Continue reading →

Time to clean up outdoors and put everything away for the winter. Where I live, we are beginning to see the nights consistently fall to the freezing point now and we’ve dug out the winter coats to keep everyone warm … Continue reading →

Have you given any thought to those pop up displays that businesses and vendors set up at trade shows to display their information or items? No? Well…me neither, until now. It seems that trade show pop ups are an integral … Continue reading →

It’s funny the things we take for granted. Having done a fair amount of traveling around the United States, I generally feel quite comfortable unless we unwittingly wander into areas that are a little slummy. I was just doing a … Continue reading →

No one knows how the 3 month old puppy got up on top of the Norfolk Southern train bound for Atlanta. Tina Parker and her family were driving home Sunday night when they stopped at a red light, watching the … Continue reading →

Can you believe it? Technology races onward…as evidenced by these HJC IS-Max helmets…but, this week marks the completion of the first transcontinental telegraph 150 years ago. Yes…this was the start of it all. Our ancestors quickly realized what a breakthrough … Continue reading →

I’m really not an ocean person. It’s just so massive and powerful that it freaks me out. I would NEVER do any sailing out in the ocean because I’m just too big of a chicken…seen too many movies, I guess. … Continue reading →

As a mom of twenty-somethings, teens, preteens and the younger set, I have a lot of experience with styles and clothing names. It’s always cool when you find a brand that they all like. Think that must be impossible? Rare, … Continue reading →

I’m not a huge fan of electric hand dryers . You know those restroom hand dryers that sound like a cyclone is swirling around in the bathroom? For one, they scare my kids and for another…I always feel sort of … Continue reading →