Stone Fox: A Review

by | Feb 10, 2025

Stone Fox was copyrighted in 1980 and written for children ages 7-11. The author, John Reynolds Gardiner, says… “The idea for this story came from a Rocky Mountain Legend that was told to me in 1974….Although Stone Fox and the other characters are...

ICE DOGS: A Review

by | Feb 3, 2025

My son loaned me a middle grade novel to read that held a story about “endurance, hope, and finding you way back home”. (Quote from the back cover.) My daughter read it, also. We all fell in love with the book. Ice Dogs, by Terry Lynn Johnson is an epic...

When You Have Nothing To Say—Say Nothing

by | Dec 3, 2024

I have racked my brain for several days now to come up with an idea for a post this week. My body and brain have shut down. I have been reading, but it is nothing I want to review. My asthma has been flared for several weeks now, and I don’t have enough oxygen...

Accepting Life

by | Nov 24, 2024

I had planned to write this post last week on Monday evening after I had driven a total of four hours (two hours each way) and spent the day taking my mother to physical therapy, getting groceries for my parents, and vacuuming and mopping their floors. When I got home...

Four Great Hacks for Hanging Peel and Stick Wallpaper

by | Nov 12, 2024

This week I want to share some tips that I found helpful when I recently did a focal wall in peel and stick wallpaper. It made an amazing transformation to our living area, and just with my posts on book reviews, and gardening tips, I like to share good things. Years...