New Days, New Ways

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ok, it’s the second week of January and I have not made any resolutions. After reading several articles about the looming year, it seems my strategy might be in vogue. Resolutions are passe. Lists are out of fashion. Wanting to accomplish something might be better accomplished by not focusing…

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My Kingdom for a Toaster

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Friends contacted us the week before Christmas to let us know they would like to stop by the Hobbit House on their way from one destination to another. We were delighted. We visited them during the summer in a similar scenario. I made bagels and my husband…

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