Over Christmas break, I was going through My bookshelves and being reminded of all the books I have that I haven’t given much thought to recently. I found a small paperback tucked among other books and papers that I hadn’t picked up in years. ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ was originally published in 1926 and … Continue reading Babylon
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Sibling Love
Remember when you were a kid, and you would look at adults meeting for coffee to ‘talk’ and you would think, how dreadfully boring. They aren’t even playing, they are just talking. How can that be entertaining? Fast forward a few decades, and my friend and I had so much to talk about Friday night, … Continue reading Sibling Love
Make the Bed
Today at work, we were talking about some of our preferences to go to bed with a clean kitchen. Tidy kitchen, dishes cleaned and put away. This is my preference. I have my dishwasher going as I go to bed so it will be ready for the next day. And I mostly get all my … Continue reading Make the Bed
Golden
I was surprised to see a post on Facebook, shared by a friend, that quoted someone saying they realized they had been raised to accept abuse by others, and so had an entire culture. The discussion in response to this also showed someone else had been raised to ask the question, ‘what did I do … Continue reading Golden
Little Luxe Upgrade
Recently my two boys, husband and I were out for a drive one day, and the boys decided it was warm enough to have an ice cream. Not much was opened up again yet, so to the Dairy Queen drive through we went. I wouldn’t say it was a hot day. I wouldn’t even call … Continue reading Little Luxe Upgrade
