by Barbara Smith | Apr 14, 2022 | Gardening & Housekeeping, Personal Pigeonholes
I am learning some limits and and accepting a few limitations as the reality of just how far my get-up-and-go got up and went. So, I am good for about 40-45 minutes of sustained movement, a day! lol — whether it’s tidying up, weeding, planting, or even walking. And... 
by Barbara Smith | Mar 11, 2021 | Gardening & Housekeeping, Personal Pigeonholes
My Decorating Updates are not impressive by Martha Stewart’s standards, however, they represent progress for me. The Christmas tree is now hibernating and so is the Christmas wreath; its batteries finally died. I am maintaining the window candles for now, along with... 
by Barbara Smith | Apr 3, 2020 | Gardening & Housekeeping
Housework, gardening and making a connection with the lessons they taught made a rather pleasant day in this autumns garden. Because of the kindness of friends, I actually did a little housework instead of painting today. A friend grocery shopped for us, and as I... 
by Barbara Smith | Jun 21, 2019 | Gardening & Housekeeping, Personal Pigeonholes
So, summer 2019 began with brisk breezes shooing away the humidity that sums up Maryland summers. Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russell Baker As summer starts, an article on wildflowers made me look a bit more carefully at our... 
by Barbara Smith | Jan 19, 2019 | Personal Pigeonholes
Cooking Barbecue The story of barbecue is the story of America: Settlers arrive on great unspoiled continent, discover wondrous riches, set them on fire and eat them. ~Vince Staten The pork shoulder was half price, and we have not had barbecue in a while, so I bought...