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Ode to My Old Crockpot: A Sentimental Journey through Slow Cooking

Yesterday, I bid a bittersweet farewell to an old friend, my trusty crockpot. It may have been hideous, discolored, and sporting one broken leg, but it had served me faithfully through countless busy times. As I reluctantly consigned it to the trash, I couldn’t help but feel a pang of nostalgia, prompting me to captureContinue reading “Ode to My Old Crockpot: A Sentimental Journey through Slow Cooking”

Creativity Knows No Bounds: A Toddler’s Masterpiece

My 3-year-old grandson drew some squiggles on the sidewalk with orange chalk and proclaimed, “I make a rocket.” More squiggles were a “racecar.” Another loopy line was a “banana.” Kids have an incredible knack for creativity. I’ve hung this masterpiece in my office, not only because it’s a work of art, but also because itContinue reading “Creativity Knows No Bounds: A Toddler’s Masterpiece”

The Lion

Cross Stitch

I know I don’t do it the right way. The back side of my cross stitch is always a tangled mess, with long unattached threads stretching across the canvas this way and that. I get knots in my thread sometimes, and if I can’t get them out easily, I’ll take my thread and put itContinue reading “Cross Stitch”