I’ve been spending way too much time both designing lessons and grading papers and have really missed having an opportunity to be creative. This weekend I had a little free time and crafted a second spring wreath. If you missed my first wreath, you can see it here. For this wreath, I wrapped an old…
It’s hard to believe that it’s week seven for Fitness Friday. If you are new, welcome. If you’ve been following along from the beginning, thank you! This week is one of my very favorite, tried and true hamstring and glute exercises, donkey kicks. I’ve been doing these since 1984 when Mama and I used to…
Have you tried turnips? I had a feeling if I put “turnip” in my post title, a lot of people would pass by without reading. I’m here to tell you that turnips make a mighty tasty side dish. Read on and let me convince you. I bought these turnips at my local farmer’s market. They…
How was your weekend? After my first five day work week in a long time, I was more than ready for the weekend. We headed to Roanoke after work on Friday for a Brad Paisley concert. It was an awesome show and I’m now an even bigger Brad Paisley fan than I was before the…
Welcome back to Fitness Friday. I’m happy you are here and hope that many of you find this series helpful. This week we’ll work on the inner thigh. The best exercise that I know for this area is riding horses. Since I no longer have a horse and I doubt that you have one either,…
It’s not quite spring, but I was tired of the winter wreath that I on my porch, so I crafted a new one. Even though it is officially still winter, seeing this wreath each day when I come home gives me hope that spring is almost here. It didn’t take long to craft this wreath…
Creating a sewing room upstairs required moving some furniture from the current sewing room to the guest bedroom. Luckily it all fit and I actually like the room better now that it has more furniture in it. This room is definitely a hodge-podge and not much matches. To me it feels like a room at…
Happy Valentine’s Day! We really don’t make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day or our anniversary in this house. There won’t be a romantic night out on the town for us this year, instead we will have steak, asparagus casserole, and roasted cauliflower while we dine in front of the TV. Then we’ll have…
Better late than never is what I have to say for Valentine’s decorating. One day I remembered that I had some heart towels, circa 1991, that I thought could be transformed into a table runner. Do you remember when hearts were the rage? Along with geese…and ducks… I ironed them, put them on my table,…
Welcome to Fitness Friday. Each week I share an exercise that I’ve found really and truly works. The exercise for this week is the bridge. You’ll feel this working your core, back, glutes, and legs. Start with your back on the floor and knees bent. Push your hips up so that your body forms a…
I recently posted tips on making the most of a gym visit and asked readers to add their own tips in the comments. I received a few that are too good not to share. Tanya from Frou Frou Britches suggests to ask when you don’t know how to use a piece of equipment. Ask a…
When I was organizing my sewing room I realized that I had way too many things and not enough places to store it all. I thought about what I might have that could work and remembered an old filing cabinet in the basement that my mom gave to us. I think this originally was a…