My daughter did not want to participate in a balloon toss at our church when she first heard about it. Why? She said it was rude to throw a balloon filled with water at someone; she did not want someone to do that to her. She was just following what we had been trying to […]
The Candy Dish Incident
September 24, 2010 by
My mom loved glassware. She collected it. Some had been passed down for generations. Some she bought at auctions. Some of it was given to her. Her oldest sister had given her a pedestal Fenton candy dish that she loved. She kept it on the coffee table. She often filled it with candy, but the […]
Book Obsession
September 20, 2010 by
I heard a thud in the cart next to me. I turned around to see my daughter standing there with her arms loaded with books. She was using her chin to hold the stack of books in order to free one off her hands. “What?” she asked. Apparently, my face showed my displeasure. I told […]
My Best of List, Unusual Shopping Experiences
September 14, 2010 by
Finding the unusual store is so much fun. My favorite places to shop are those that are not those found in a mall or shopping center. Here are just a sampling of my favorite, more unusual places: 1. Lehman’s Hardware: This may be my favorite place to visit. The main store is in Kidron, Ohio […]