Hello all! I do hope everyone has been enjoying their summer. We are leaving tomorrow morning for a little mini getaway. I will be out of pocket and unplugged for the week. We have rented a little cabin not too far from home. We won’t know anyone and they won’t know us. We’ll swim, play [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Posted in Books, book review, tagged book review, Books, Chinese culture, Lisa See, nu shu on July 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This is a simply wonderful book! Here you will find the story of two Chinese girls who become the best and dearest of friends. You will follow their relationship through girlhood, marriage, babies, and death. You will enter the intimate world of Chinese women and experience first hand the trials of foot [...]
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
Posted in Books, book review, tagged book review, Books, Brother Cadfael, Ellis Peters, England, history on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This was an interesting and fun read! It is part of a series of mysteries starring Brother Cadfael. Brother Cadfael is a monk who has had a fascinating past first as a soldier in The Crusades and as a sailor. At some point in his life he left behind the wiles of [...]
Happy Anniversary!
Posted in Family, Special Occasions on July 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hubby and I celebrated our 7th Wedding Anniversary Sunday! Well, in actuality, we celebrated all weekend. We had a lovely dinner at Olive Garden, went to the bookstore where I got to choose my own gift, and even watched a movie! We had a wonderful weekend! Honey, I just want to [...]
Bible Games
Posted in Uncategorized on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently found some really cool games for teaching and reinforcing bible lessons, figures, and accounts. We are using a new curriculum at church and I am finding all kinds of fun ideas. Please visit my blog, Sunday School Craft Corner, to find out more information. I will be posting all bible class related games [...]
Ethel and Eileen
Posted in Crafting, Family, shopping, tagged beads, cousin, ethelandeileen, Etsy, Family, grandmothers, Jewelry, shop, shopping on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While traveling and visiting lastweek, I discovered that my cousin has her own Etsy shop. Lindy has been making beaded jewerly for a while now and her work is quite lovely. Recently, she has opened an Etsy shop called EthelandEileen. It is named for her grandmothers. Eileen is her dad’s mom [...]
Food for Thought
Posted in Inspire on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I received this in an email from my cousin. It was so good it simply demanded to be shared!
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.”
My odometer rolled [...]
“There’s No Place Like Home”
Posted in Everyday Life, Family on July 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We had a wonderful time visiting family, yet I am glad to be home! Unpacking has been quite fun! My mom decided to do a bit of Spring Cleaning this year and found a bunch of old dolls that my Aunt Shirley and my grandma made for me and my sister and as [...]
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Posted in Books, tagged book, book review, Germany, Jews, MarKus Zusak, The Book Thief, words, World War II on July 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This was a wonderful book! It takes place in Germany during World War II and follows a little girl named Liesel. The author does an excellent job of depicting life in Germany at this time for an ordinary family struggling to survive. At times there is compromise and courage. You [...]
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