How a Trip to the DeWalt Store Sparked a 14-Year Winemaking Journey

In 2011, my husband and I walked into a DeWalt store on a holiday mission: find the perfect tool he could unwrap on Christmas morning. I figured we’d be in and out. I was wrong. As he settled in for some serious retail therapy, I realized this was going to take a while. But I… Continue reading How a Trip to the DeWalt Store Sparked a 14-Year Winemaking Journey

A Box of Photos and a Life Well-Lived

One of the tasks I decided to tackle during my “retirement” was going through all our printed photos. We have tons of them—stuffed in bags, wrapped in packing paper, and tossed haphazardly into boxes. They’ve been this way ever since the house fire, when the crew packed up our belongings and stored everything away. The… Continue reading A Box of Photos and a Life Well-Lived

Book Club Shock: Mask Fetishes, Thirst Traps, and One Big Question

I love to read. Normally, I stick with psychological thrillers, cozy mysteries, or the occasional non-fiction to make me feel like I’m improving myself. So when I joined a local book club to meet people in the area, I thought, What could go wrong? A few laughs, some book talk, maybe a muffin or two.… Continue reading Book Club Shock: Mask Fetishes, Thirst Traps, and One Big Question

May 9, 2025 – Somehow didn’t get this one posted correctly!

I am just getting in this post, so it is definitely a twofer! Yesterday, I finally mixed up something using my sourdough starter. I decided to make chocolate chip cookies. The woman we got the starter from told us to use it after it fermented a full 12 hours. I put the starter for the… Continue reading May 9, 2025 – Somehow didn’t get this one posted correctly!