Fall is a great time to cuddle up inside with some fun books.  If Halloween has put you in the mood for a little scare, we have a couple of beautifully illustrated children’s stories that are just right for a cozy thrill. In Furbits and the Hairy Halloween, Blue Furbit is unsure what to be for...

I can’t believe how fast time flies. It’s almost spring and soon it will be swim season! We all want to look and feel our best when it’s time to slip on the swimsuit for the first time this summer. So I was looking around on-line for some cool advice on how to do that and I found this...

My mother-in-law said her children would eat any vegetable as long as it was green beans.  We all know that there is good reason to eat a large variety of vegetables.  Each vegetable comes with it’s own nutritional value.   I have always worked hard to give my family a wide variety of different...

I have internet access!!  At least some.  So I don’t promise to blog everyday, I might be too busy having fun! My daughter Amy decided to go kayaking on the first day.  It was a beautiful day here at Beech Hill Pond in Maine.  She used the sunscreen, sort of!  She was wearing shorts that...

Ha Ha, you probably thought I was serious – It’s Friday again.  So I was thinking about fun things to share, once again grandchildren to the rescue! My oldest grandson will turn 16 this year, and he just got his permit to learn to drive.  So this is a perfect time to tell a story about him. We...

Wednesday’s are going to be answers to your questions.  The question today:  What are 7 ways I can add exercise into my daily life. Do you feel too busy to exercise?  Are there too many interruptions in your life?  Does the time just go so fast that all of a sudden it is the end of the day...

It’s Monday and It’s Melon season!!  Last week I went Berry Happy.  This week, I decided to find out how melons stack up Since I did a pound measurement for each of the berries, I decided that was a fair way to measure melons as well.  Weight is a much more accurate measure than a cup...

  My daughter Amy is 22 and she does not like spiders, she gets out the vacuum and gets rid of any she sees in the house.  Anna is my granddaughter, Amy’s niece, she is very boisterous, they have a great time together. Today, I went outside for a couple of minutes and came back in to find Amy...

I was snacking on some strawberries this evening, and I had also eaten some earlier.  It occurred to me that I had eaten over 1/2 pound of strawberries.  So I googled, How many calories in a pound of strawberries.  I was surprised by the answer. A whole pound of strawberries has 151 calories.  Guess...