Help needed with pictures
Would someone please tell me how to post a picture in my entry? I know I asked this long ago, but I can't find that entry either. I've shrunk the picture I want to post. I just need to get it posted!...
View ArticleTaking for Granted
It's amazing how we often take things for granted until they're lost/dysfunctional/etc. Take the human body, for example. When it's working well, we aren't likely to stop and say, "Wow, I'm so thankful...
View ArticleKnee is Better
I just wrote a nice post, then promptly erased it just before I clicked "create entry". Being rather annoyed with myself, I shall not even try to remember what all I had written. Suffice it to say...
View ArticleAnt and Mold Issues
A few ants are creeping into our house, and I'd like to rid myself of them. I'm looking for a natural ant repellant/ killer. Essential oils, whatever. Yes, I know that Google probably has a world of...
View ArticleA Day in the Life
I've been trying to catch up on a few projects lately. You know, the exciting ones - ironing, repairing books, mending, etc. How did my life get to be so thrilling? :) Today I went through some...
View Article07/23/15 3:49PM
Today we finished harvesting our lavender. We cut it a few days ago and hung it to dry, and today we stripped the flowers and have them ready to fill little cloth bags. I plan to use these in our shoe...
View ArticleMoney Saving Ideas
Our car is getting a bit old, and we have started thinking about buying a new/used one. This, in turn, prompted me to start thinking more seriously about how to save money. (Amazing how car price tags...
View ArticleCookbook Survey
I've been bouncing some ideas around my head, and I need some feedback, if you please. Survey for my cooking friends: If you were to receive a new cookbook, in what format would you want it? Would you...
View ArticleMore on the cookbook idea
So, if you were going to make/compile a cookbook, what are some extra things you'd want in it? Let's say it's a memory/ family-type book. Maybe special memories that are associated with a particular...
View Articlestill here
Or maybe "I'm back" is more accurate. Life is busy. Good, but busy. I hope to catch up with everyone soon. Until then, please know that I think of you even when I'm absent from Pleo. The cookbook idea...
View ArticleWill the real spring please stand up?
Yesterday I decided to plant some potatoes. This is a new project for me, but I'm working under detailed advice of the native gardeners here. It was a little cool, but we decided that the potatoes...
View ArticleHow to alter a dress to make it modest
I need some advice on how to alter a dress. I'll try to explain the situation without sounding snarky. I truly don't mean it in a snarky way, it's just that the situation is strange to me and I simply...
View ArticleWhere is Summer Going?
Why does winter drag but summer fly? (No, this is not a funny riddle.) Perhaps it's my attitude toward it, but honestly, where has our summer gone?? RE: the dress issue - As it turned out, my eldest...
View ArticleWe're Back Home
After two months in Florida visiting family, my children and I are back home with the hubby. He wasn't able to join us this year, and for the record, that's just too long to be apart. I can now...
View ArticleWhere does the time go??
In case anyone thinks I've fallen of the earth, it's not true. I simply never think to post on here. It's likely due to not having notifications on my phone, but who knows. My memory is certainly not...
View ArticleAnother Exciting Post :/
Just wanted to let everyone in Pleoland know that we're alive and fine. I've tried to think of something interesting to post, but it escapes me. We're enjoying our summer, though it is severely DRY...
View ArticleI should post at least once a year, right?!
The reason I don't post updates is because I really have nothing to write. I feel like it's a waste of everyone's time, but then it feels rude to simply say, "We're alive and well." Sooooo, honestly, I...
View ArticleNew Picture
I just realized that my picture no longer truly represents how I currently look. Yes, my hair is now rather lighter than it was in the last picture. It's longer, too, but that's mainly because I...
View ArticleHeavy Heart
I'm here for my yearly post. :/ Unfortunately, there's not much new to report for my family. Children are still growing, Robert and I are still aging. Schooling is going fine, though our oldest is...
View ArticleEven My Teen Son Says Time is Flying . . .
So it must be true. :) I have been woefully absent from here, mainly due to me avoiding my computer. (Invariably, we have a disagreement, so it's easier to simply avoid it. LOL) Some of you asked...
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