As I sit here, it is pouring with rain outside and I am dreading the changing of the seasons.  In my part of the world – South Africa – we are heading into our winter, a time I absolutely detest – our houses are geared for heat – no double glazing, no radiators and I [...]

We were lucky enough to have Moss join us recently on a trip to the beach. He seemed to prefer staying put on the blanket with my son Nehemiah.  They promised me they weren’t looking at girls. "Just the ocean," they said. But the drool makes me think otherwise. Scrap Girls supplies used:Hula Sue CollectionPaint [...]

I have Spring fever and it’s driving me crazy!  I’m tired of winter. This year has been the worse we’ve had in a few years.  It seems like the snow or ice will melt and the next day it returns.  We’re being teased a little bit here and there though.  This week it made it [...]

Why do I scrapbook? Because I love it. But why? What do I love about it? I don’t scrapbook to preserve the memories – although that will naturally happen. I could care less who knows about me or my family a 100 years from now. It’s the actual creating process of the layout that excites [...]

In Minnesota, these kind of spring days don’t surprise you.  In fact, they can be somewhat refreshing.  The brown dead patches get covered once again, and life appears to re-energize on the freshly falling snow.  And there is life.  Lots of it.  The geese have returned to the open water in our pond to choose [...]

Any mother in the world knows that look. You know, you walk into a room after moving the laundry to the dryer and your child has a look on their face that sends you running around the house to find the fire.I’ve seen that look plenty of times and sometimes the outcome is not so [...]

After what seems like a year of cold weather, the sun has finally started to come out again. Though my allergies don’t like this time of year, my attitude LOVES it! I am not someone that likes to stay in the house, it drives me a bit crazy, so that sun peeking out from behind [...]

I am forever in an argument with myself.  You see I love pretty things, things that just sit.  Things that are not really useful.  Things you just look at and admire.  So the two sides of me, the kid and the Mom don’t quite see eye to eye on the subject of pretty.  The kid [...]

There are lots of things that make me smile.  Truly, I don’t think I could name just one.  But I have to share about the last couple of weeks in my corner of the world.  I live in the desert of Southern Arizona.  Now, before you get an image of the Sahara in your mind, [...]