Tag: home
Going down under
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. It’s hard to get farther away from my home … Continue reading Going down under
It’s not where you are…
…any place can be ideal with the right company. Continue reading It’s not where you are…
Permanent Press
I wrote this little poem for my parents’ fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1997, and somehow, our own fiftieth is coming up next Saturday. They’ve been gone a long while now. However, I think it’s a sweet ditty that tells who they were and how they were together. Continue reading Permanent Press
What song speaks to you and why?
Its poignancy gets me every single time. Perhaps because in 1986 when the movie came out my daughters were growing up way too fast. I could see a time when they would be gone from home and be literally somewhere out there. Continue reading What song speaks to you and why?
What’s irritates me about my house?
What bothers me today is definitely the snow-pack–now ice-pack–on our huge north facing deck. And the temps aren’t helping. Even … Continue reading What’s irritates me about my house?
Mid-week Wisdom
Book Report: A story of person and place
Miracle Country: A Memoir of a Family and a Landscape Many of us who live in the West, especially California … Continue reading Book Report: A story of person and place
My wish: A house that’s just clean enough
“Housework, if done properly, can kill you.” ~Erma Bombeck This piece was first published in the Nevada Appeal about twenty … Continue reading My wish: A house that’s just clean enough
Mid-week Merriment
Merry Christmas from ME. Thanks to Mary Englebreit for this image. She offers her wonderful prints here: https://bit.ly/34ybZ01 Continue reading Mid-week Merriment
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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