Sherry | November 28, 2011
Come along with us and see by way of at least a few* pictures (*a relative word) what we’ve just experienced as a family over Thanksgiving. I challenge you to look at the pictures and not wish you were with us! You won’t see beauty in the land—but you’ll see beauty in the faces of [...]
Sherry | November 17, 2011
I’ve been working on a little Christmas present for Sage. It doesn’t involve glue or cloth or yarn or anything crafty. Not that I have anything against those things; in fact, I once had a home business called “Fancy That!” Those are canning jars of “homemade” peppermint kisses (using a mold) with counted cross-stitch lids [...]
Sherry | November 13, 2011
I’m not exactly a cookie-baking mama anymore. But when my 35-year-old “baby” sends me an updated DPO (diplomatic post office) address with a hint for molasses cookies, I can hardly not head for the store for ingredients. OK, I confess I had the urge to job it out to one of my cookie-baking-mama friends, but [...]
Sherry | November 12, 2011
Some things are just too cool to keep to myself. So here you go! Getting organized Last week Wonder Woman Bethany (not the Bethany in my previous post, though she’s a wonder woman too) and a host of volunteers threw a garage sale on one of Phoenix’s worst weather days. Earlier she had e-mailed me [...]
Sherry | November 10, 2011
Visitors come to my office throughout the day, some with agendas, some just to say hi. Since most of my work is done at a desk and with a computer, I welcome any and all interruptions and gladly stop to chat with whoever shows up. For example, Bethany stopped by my office today, pulled up [...]
Sherry | November 5, 2011
Mauri is no longer alarmed when I tell him I’m going out to the garage to hang myself. This is my scenic view of the garage ceiling ten minutes twice a day from the inversion table my chiropractor insisted I purchase—and use! I was justifiably skeptical, given the many attempts I’ve made to fix what [...]