2016-11-14 19:50
Charming London street
My sister Lisa and I had planned all along that we would go to a West End (British version of Broadway) play while in London. On Tuesday, we headed out to find… Read More
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2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-11-08 18:40
In front of the famous Eros Statue in Picadilly Square
Lisa and I woke up refreshed and ready for a full day of sightseeing. After a continental breakfast, Job One was finding out ex… Read More
2016-09-29 22:47
On September 3, 2016, my sister Lisa and I set out on a journey I had dreamed of most of my life, but never really thought would happen.
We were off on a 10-day trip to first London, then D… Read More
2016-07-01 18:30
Christian Bale as John Preston in Equilibrium
Recently I watched a movie called Equilibrium that made a huge impression on me.
Wikipedia sums it up:
The film follows John Preston… Read More
2016-06-08 16:54
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My musical taste is wide and varied, but I confess, I do love hymns. There's something majestic and soul-stirring about the great old hymns. I believe they lend the… Read More
2016-05-23 15:57
Probably my favorite of the pics I took in Washington DC on my recent trip
For many of us Americans, the phrase "Washington DC" leaves a bad taste in our mouths. We picture big go… Read More
2016-04-25 02:11
Drew and Jonathan, the charming Property Brothers
I have to admit, I'm a big fan of home renovation shows. I just recently blogged about my addiction to Fixer Upper. I've been… Read More
2016-04-14 13:59
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Today is National Pecan Day! That fact immediately made me think of my late mother, who loved pecans. A little Google research yielded some fun facts about this popular n… Read More
2016-04-12 16:01
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Today is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. Is there anything more deliciously simple than a grilled cheese sandwich? Bread with cheese, a little butter, heated up… Read More
2016-04-11 14:22
Today is the Chicago Cubs' home opener at Wrigley Field.
A few years ago, that would have barely elicited a yawn from me...although hope sprang eternal for my lifelong Cubs fan husband.
B… Read More
2016-04-08 13:00
Chip and Joanna Gaines of TV's "Fixer Upper"
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Since I do a good deal of my TV viewing on Netflix, I'm always on the lookout for a good series. I don't remember how I stumble… Read More
2016-04-07 15:39
My little grandson among the bluebonnets
Yes, it's been a while!
I decided to come out of blogging Missing In Action-ness to post some pictures of Texas wildflowers, taken on my Easter vi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
My niece Katie and her fiance Ryan were married in a beautiful outdoor wedding last Friday at the Taylor Mansion in Taylor, Texas. The weather was perfect and it was simply a fairy-tal… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
My newest grandson, Landon
The Bible has always contained a wealth of inspiration for baby names, and people have been taking advantage of it for hundreds of years.
Take Mi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A picture I took of Fourth Presbyterian Church in downtown Chicago, transformed by Waterlogue
I love watercolor paintings. So when I discovered this handy phone app, Waterlogue, it was a… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Going through my mom's things was difficult at times, but there are many things I'll cherish...including many of her recipes. I'm sharing a few of her favorites here, written in her be… Read More
2015-09-29 15:38
Yes, this is one from the archives, but with today being National Coffee Day, I thought it was worth resurrecting!
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I love coffee! I consider it one of the creature comforts of life… Read More
2015-03-23 14:48
Reminiscing about my complicated "hair routine"
Recently, my blow dryer bit the dust. Yes, just stopped working. I went out pretty much immediately and got a new one, because even though I… Read More
2015-03-05 18:09
Today is World Book Day...so I thought it would be a good time to re-post my list of my favorite books of all time.
By the way: this list doesn't include the Holy Bible, which I feel goes… Read More
2015-02-16 17:37
I've become a slightly more impatient reader in recent years. If a book doesn't grab me fairly soon after I open it, I have trouble making myself keep reading.
Mist of Midnight, by Sa… Read More
2015-02-13 18:26
Digging into the archives to repeat one of my most-pinned-on-Pinterest posts ever...
In honor of Valentine's Day! From listafterlist.com, the most famous lovers in literature and history… Read More
2015-02-05 18:32
I recently read about Tess Christian, a 50 year old woman who claims she hasn't smiled in 40 years in order to avoid wrinkles.
Never. Not even on the most joyful occasions, like when… Read More
2015-02-03 19:59
Rocking my baby grandson to sleep
Since my three children and two grandsons were tiny, I’ve been singing them a lullaby:
Go to sleepy, little babyGo to sleepy, little baby
Whe… Read More
2015-01-30 19:48
If you're like me, the word "mesothelioma" was just something you heard in attorney's commercials on television and radio.
I knew that it was a cancer commonly assoicated with exposure to… Read More
2015-01-29 18:46
No, this isn't a real magazine, but isn't it funny?
My love affair with magazines
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My love affair with magazines actually began when I was a little girl and my parents were missio… Read More
2015-01-28 19:10
As I've mentioned many times here, I am a free-lance voice-over artist.
Right now my main form of VO work is recording phone surveys. If you've ever taken a phone survey for anything… Read More
2014-12-16 20:02
This adorable tabletop book tree was featured on Pinterest. The original post/ohoto is here
Yesterday I blogged about giving/getting books for Christmas. I shared what some of m… Read More
2014-12-15 21:19
Read this post for more about this book
I can't remember a single Christmas in my life when I didn't either give or receive at least one book.
Books make wonderful gifts...and they don… Read More
2014-12-10 17:18
The other night one of my sisters-in-law admitted that she has never seen "It's A Wonderful Life." I was aghast.
This movie is an American institution. This movie is a Christmas tradition… Read More
2014-12-09 18:06
Note: I'm dipping into the archives this month for some posts of Christmas past!
A few years ago, I posted on my book blog about a beautiful Christmas book that I had found for 5 doll… Read More
2014-12-08 19:27
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I found this in the archives of this blog, but thought it would be a fun thing to resurrect. Answer the questions yourself on your own blog, in my comments sect… Read More
2014-11-19 18:15
Iconic TV moms Lucille Ball, Donna Reed and Barbara Billingsley in their aprons
The other day, a Facebook friend, author Cecelia Dowdy, asked this question: "Ladies, do you ever wear an ap… Read More
2014-11-12 19:00
Actress Elke Sommer with a wiglet look. My mom's was not this exaggerated.Photo credit
If you remember your mom going to the beauty shop to have her wiglet styled along with her actua… Read More
2014-11-11 17:37
"They weren’t able to listen to new music or watch newly released movies or sporting events on a big screen. Instead, they heard the orders given by their Commanding Officers, bombs ex… Read More
2014-11-07 18:33
Today, my sister Lisa made my mom's brownie chocolate cake for her son Nathan's birthday. Nathan loves this cake so much, he requested it to be his groom's cake at his recent wedding… Read More
2014-11-05 15:42
On November 5, 2013, my world shattered. My precious mother died unexpectedly.
It's hard to explain just how wonderful my mother was. I have tried, feebly and inadequately, to verbal… Read More
2014-11-03 17:51
What's your favorite sandwich?
I can't lay claim to creating a new sandwich variety. The sandwiches I make at home are pretty run-of-the-mill.
Oh, I might throw on some sweet peppers… Read More
2014-10-31 20:16
When I began this blogging challenge, Write31Days, a month ago, my blog was lying almost dormant. I figured, what better way to show myself that I CAN blog regularly, than to be obliga… Read More
2014-10-30 22:47
Helen Mirren
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We all know women who wear their age well...who are lovely in spite of the advancing years.
In my case, those women include my mom and my older sister, bot… Read More
2014-10-29 14:52
Patti of Not Dead Yet Style
A few years ago, I realized that I had to make peace with the fact that I was getting older. Along with that realization came the decision to actually embrace it… Read More
2014-10-28 15:02
I cherish any time I spend with my daughter and two sons, because they all live away from me
"I love that my kids are all out of the house," said a friend to me recently. "When I clean s… Read More
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