Creativity, Meaningful Remnants, Projects, Things I Love
I kept putting off the holiday decorating. Let’s face it, when your kids age out of holiday excitement, the motivation to retrieve the tree and decorations from storage is no longer a priority. I will forever treasure those “I can’t sleep”...
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Meaningful Remnants, Self-Expression, Things I Love
The ability to make something from nothing, using remnants that would otherwise be overlooked or rendered useless and revamping them into usefulness is something I love to do. It requires you to think outside the box and tap into your creativity. This process has no...
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From the Heart, Meaningful Remnants, Self-Expression, Things I Love
This is my attempt to absolve my sons of any future gift giving dilemmas which usually starts with the same question, mom, what do you want for …………..? Dear Sons, Never again do you need to ask me what I want for my birthday, Mother’s Day or...
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Meaningful Remnants, Projects, Self-Expression
I never tire of writing about handwritten treasures. So much so that when I was asked to adapt Gifted Memories for the blog, Handwritten, I was thrilled. This year, I made a pact with myself to compose at least one handwritten note, card or letter per month. The year...
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Inspiration, Meaningful Remnants, Self-Expression
What’s your favorite poem? The Road Not Taken has always been mine. I remember having to learn it in elementary school. It just stuck with me ever since. I took this photo while communing with nature at the NY Planting Fields Arboretum, a wonderful place to...
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Meaningful Remnants, Projects
In my continued quest to scrutinize all my home’s belongings, it is now time to deal with the ephemera of or lives. This, by far, will be the toughest challenge. I have saved a lot of snippets from my children’s lives and have my own memory boxes filled...
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