by Elaine | Nov 5, 2018 | Daily Living
These past six weeks have been difficult ones for my family. On September 16th, my thirty-six year old nephew died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, plunging our family into sadness like we’ve never known before. Chad leaves behind his parents,...
by Elaine | May 2, 2018 | Daily Living
Nothing says springtime in the country like green grass, blossoming trees, and the fragrant smell of …… an open septic tank. We live in a beautiful rural area, and sometimes people are envious of our location. We love our country home, but I thought I...
by Elaine | Jul 27, 2015 | Daily Living
My experience with motorcycles and the people who love to ride them has been, for the most part, limited to what I’d observed by vacationing in Ocean City, Maryland, during Bike Week. And I wasn’t there with a bike. I was just another vacationer...
by Elaine | Mar 9, 2015 | Daily Living
My husband Jack and I have a morning routine that includes spending the first part of most days having coffee together in the living room. I make the coffee–organic Fair Trade with a splash of half & half and some French vanilla creamer–while Jack...
by Elaine | May 5, 2014 | Daily Living
At our house, we don’t have hard fast rules about division of duties. Jack sometimes washes dishes and hangs out laundry, and I sometimes shovel snow and take out the trash. We both, however, have our lines that we refuse to cross. Jack doesn’t cook,...
by Elaine | Sep 29, 2013 | Daily Living
On September 21st, we said good-bye to summer. Summer isn’t my favorite season, but I will miss the longer evenings and the fresh tomatoes. And the absence of stink bugs. If you aren’t familiar with stink bugs, then send me your address. We might want...
