Women's Home Activities Family Bonding One Activity at a Time

I know many of you have heard about all the recent tragedies that have involved so many young people around the nation lately. I am talking about the suicides and attacks that have been besieging children and young adults brought on by bullying. Each report I hear about has made my heart sink furthe

Whoever said “you can’t teach an old dog a new trick” had it all wrong in my book. The truth of the matter is the dog can be taught, if the dog is willing to learn. Around here hubby and I have a motto, “Any day of Learning is a Good Day”. In fact that [...]

You know the old saying, “The old gray mare just ain’t what she used to be”, well this past week Grammie (me) sure fit into that category much to my chagrin. In my mind I still have the vitality of a 20-30 year old but my aging 40-something body has other ideas. Between doing yard [...]

One of the favorite pastimes in our home is reading. My husband and I both love to read. We strive to spread the love of reading to our grandchildren by first modeling. They see Grammie and Poppy reading a lot when they visit our house. We also never turn down an opportunity to read to [...]

Our eldest grandchild has just entered 4th grade; she will soon turn 10 years old. Yikes! That’s double digits, I’m not sure Grammie is ready for time passing so quickly but she is. We don’t reveal our grandchildren’s true names at their parents’ request, which we totally respect so you will see the

One of the most rewarding aspects of my life is the privilege I have of being a “Grammie” to three wonderful grandchildren. They add continual joy into mine and their “Poppy’s” world with all of the escapades we encounter with them. I often write about the family bonding activities we share with the

I just wanted to fill you all in on a Back to School Offer from Reading Horizons at Home that I just received in my email. This information comes directly from their site and the offer is such a good one I didn’t want any of you to miss this opportunity to act on it. [...]

As promised in my previous post on Making Grape Jelly – First Get the Juice I am continuing on with the second phase of making grape jelly by letting you know How to Can and Process Grape Jelly. This is where the “magic” begins. Now as I stated before in the first post on making [...]

The crops from the garden have steadily been coming in and from now until the time they are depleted my kitchen has been geared up for the home canning part of the season. I’ve shared with you all in my previous post Canning and Freezing Food at Home that my two favorite means of preserving [...]

Have you decided to try your hand at homemade grape jelly? The first step in Making Grape Jelly is Get the Juice. I had a busy time this weekend in my kitchen because that is exactly what I was doing. I was getting the juice from some luscious Concorde grapes donated by a friend of [...]