Photo by T. Christian Skobbe of Oslo, Norway Did you know that historians credit the Egyptians with the first use of the drinking straw? Ap...

This is coming out May 1rst!

One pair for me & one pair for Jenni . See them here . Once there was this cute little guy in my neighborhood and he was wearing this b...

I think that I said this very day that the film The Five Pennies ought to have an audio CD. The music is wonderful. Sometimes wishes are RE...

Thanks for the kind comments about the picture. They are a difficulty for me. My sisters are fairly photogenic. One in particular, I have ne...

Sadly, I am coming to the end of this series. I will go into mourning when I have finished the last book. Jan Karon said that she wrote thes...

Break forth into Joy, sing together... for the Lord hath comforted his people... Mosiah 16:30

The Five Pennies with Danny Kay and Louis Armstrong is an amazing film that doesn't miss a beat. The music is so bright, fun and beautif...

Little c and I packed up the cameras and went down to see all the pretty flowers today and all the brides... oh my... I must have seen 15 b...

When I went over to my parents home a few days ago, my dad gave me The Butchart Gardens 2007 Calendar. It is so beautiful and so dangerous...

I love Easter colors. I love eggs, chicks and bunnies. I love spring flowers. I painted this box in 2004. I gave one like it to Alexandra St...

Cousin Blake recently recommended this book on his blog and C also mentioned that it had been one he liked as a kid, so I got it from the ...

I got this book at the library, but If we hadn't just finished it, and if I had known how good it would be, I would have picked one up ...

This is one of those books that I picked up at the library knowing it holds a place in the American literary canon and thinking it's one...

Several years ago, Jenni gave me a cookbook that I love. I love it because it has so many classic recipes and a few that I just like becau...

See it here .

I love the message in this book..."Do you want to be careful, or do you want to be friends?" It is such a good lesson for young gi...

Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of ...

The last few bluebirds have flown so quickly... I put another one in the shop just in case someone needs him.