'When Fur and Feather Get Together' — Brief Book Review
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An adorable new picture book you'll want to share with your sweeties: When Fur and Feather Get Together by David Margrave and illustrated by Kim Wyly.
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Memorial Day 2018
/In recognition of Memorial Day—with sincere gratitude for and remembrance of those who gave all for our country—there will be no GRAND Social link party this week.
I wish you and yours a safe and relaxing holiday!
God bless America!
Who are these boys?
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And how did they get so big?
The 2017-2018 school year officially ended for my grandsons Brayden and Camden yesterday.
I last saw my desert-dwelling grandsons in person last December, so the end-of-year photo Megan shared on social media of the accomplished kiddos—that I pilfered and pertied up with kudos—left me…
Read MoreJust added to the Recipe Box: Strawberry Muffins
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I am an unabashed sucker for strawberries. You, too? Then you will surely love my scrumptious strawberry muffins.
These breakfast time—or any time—goodies are sweet but not too sweet, simple, and made from scratch using everyday ingredients most cooks have readily on hand. And they're chock full of fresh, flavorful fruit. (Which makes them healthy, right? Meh... close enough for me!)
Saturday movie review: The Rider
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What can I do now? Who am I? What am I worth? Is my past the best I'll ever be?
Many folks ask themselves such questions when circumstances or age put an end to beloved careers, the pursuit of dreams and goals not yet realized. The existential quandary usually rears its head around retirement age or perhaps amidst some midlife questioning.
Lakota Indian cowboy Brady Jandreau was far from retirement, not yet even near midlife, when he was forced to weather such weighty wondering. In 2016, Jandreau was riding higher and higher as a professional bronc rider on the rodeo circuit. Then a tumble from a bronc and a foot snarled in the stirrup resulted in his skull being crushed by the animal. Brady’s professional riding career ended in an instant—at the age of 20.
Read MoreMovie review: Book Club
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I have never read the infamous 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James. I'll try not to judge (too much) those who have. From all I've heard, it just seems too trashy—not fun-trashy just trashy-trashy—for my tastes and time. There are far too many other books on my to-read list and far too little time in which to tackle them for me to squander even seconds on trashy-trashy.
The four 60-something, forever friends of BOOK CLUB initially seem to agree with me on such. Diane (Diane Keaton), Vivian (Jane Fonda), Sharon (Candice Bergen), and Carol (Mary Steenburgen) have met monthly for decades to discuss books—reading selections made on a rotating basis—men, and more. 50 Shades of Grey is not the sort of selection the refined readers read. Initially.
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: 6 things I used to know how to do but no longer can
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This #TBT feature originally published on Grandma's Briefs May 5, 2015—and elicited some fun comments; check out those here. Thank you for reading this rerun!
Practice indeed makes perfect. I quit practicing, though, thus quit being able to do a few things I once really enjoyed. These things.
Crochet. I learned to crochet a basic afghan when Jim and I first married nearly thirty-three years ago. Our gift to one of his sisters and her family the second Christmas together was an afghan I worked long and hard to complete by…
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