The world seems to be divided into two groups – those who don’t want to think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving and those who start humming Christmas carols in July. I lean toward the first group. I like my holidays one at a time. However, the reality is that if I wait until after Thanksgiving…
LWD Christmas Playlist ~ 2018
It’s time for that annual tradition – the LWD Christmas Playlist. This is such fun for me to put together and I hope you’ll enjoy it. Merry Christmas! This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. LWD 2018 CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST LWD CHRISTMAS 2018 …
Holiday Bucket List ~ How to Create Yours
The holidays are in full swing and for those of us who consider ourselves the “memory makers” in our families, it is a busy time indeed. December can fly by in a whirlwind of activity but if we aren’t intentional it’s all too easy to allow the urgent to overtake the important. That’s why I…
Happy New Year!
Wishing each of you a very Happy New Year!
LWD All-In-One Gift Guide
How is your Christmas shopping coming along? Are you one of those who already has everything purchased and wrapped? If so, please tell me your ways, oh wise one. If, however, you are like me and still have some shopping left to do, I offer a little help with the 2016 LWD All-In-One Gift Guide….
Timely Tunes ~ Christmas Edition
We are less than two weeks away from Christmas, which means that stores, restaurants, and FM radio stations (those still exist, right?) have already long been bombarding anyone in earshot with cavity-rot songs about having affairs with Santa or dashing through snow in archaic transport. Christmas music is polemic: nostalgically holy to some and noxiously…
LWD Christmas Playlist ~ 2016
The holiday season is upon us and I’d like to give you, my readers, a little gift. I have created the first annual LWD Christmas Playlist…just for you. LWD Christmas Playlist I selected 20 songs for the 2016 edition of the LWD Christmas Playlist. A mix of old and new, modern and traditional…I hope you’ll…
Menu Plan Monday ~ Thanksgiving Edition
Instead of the usual menu plan, this week I’ll be sharing Thanksgiving recipes and other resources. I’m doing my monthly grocery shopping today with my daughter. David will be out of town on business Tuesday. He and I are going out of town together on Wednesday and I’ll be cooking a Thanksgiving meal for the…
Easter Roundup
Is it just me or does it seem that Easter has sort of sneaked up on us this year? I guess it is a little early. But spring has arrived very early around here, too. We have had a bit of cold snap the past couple of days after unseasonably warm temperatures but it will…








