Where have we been for the past eight years? One morning not too long ago, after church, I happened across this name tag, apparently dropped by a child who had come on one of our Sunday school busses. I've heard a lot of interesting names for kids, but this was a first. It was just …
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Sunlight
A look back at some cool pictures Mom took The other day Mom was reading a post by one of her blogging friends, Leah, at Catwoods Porch Party. In it, there was a cute picture of Stripey, a tabby like me, in the sun. It made Mom remember that she had once done a post about …
Life Hacks by Debra Kay, Part 2
I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV . . . But, as a world-renowned social influencer, I am here to share some newly discovered life hacks in case you ever have to be in the hospital. By now you may have read "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" or "New Information and a …
Bait and Switch
A little "hair switch" history. . . A 1913 ad for a wavy hair switch, and a shampoo in the new reclining chair. As promised, I've done some more research, and I've found out a lot of interesting hair switch history. Since I have a Newspapers.com account, I was able to search the term "hair …
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Taking "Big Girl" To the next level By now, if you're one of our regular readers, Panda and Foster have already "broken the news" to you about my having been diagnosed with breast cancer and going to chemotherapy once a week. At that time, I had promised to address the topic in a post directed …
Life With Foster, Revisited
Some things never change! So Mom was reading through some of her older blog posts and she came across my very first post, "Life with Foster", from way back in 2016. Since then, I've become a regular contributor to our blog, and Foster and I have had all kinds of adventures together. But some of …
So Many Topics. . .
So little time! Well, that's not completely true. Since I'm retired, and I only volunteer three days a week at the Christian school library, I actually have plenty of time to write blog posts. I have several drafts waiting in progress, and even more blog post ideas that are currently folders on my laptop with …
Vintage Toys
If you have ever inherited the task of dismantling your childhood home, you can relate to this. You can also relate if you were a child in the 1960s. Tinker Toys: the Legos of the 1960s. That’s because if you were a child in the 60s, it’s likely that your parents were born in the …
It Has Been Okay
Reflecting on the Past Seven Years April 13 is upon us again, and reflection is in order. Today is the seven-year anniversary of my husband Mark's passing, and none of us know how we got here this fast. April 25, 2016 This photo is from the Monday after the funeral. I was sitting on the …
We’re Back!
So Mom was having a crisis. . . And, as I'm sure Daddy would have said, "When Mom has a crisis, we all have a crisis!" It all started when Mom decided to downgrade her WordPress plan for the blog. For several years she'd had the "Business" plan, because she was going to try to …