Even though I didn’t get to realize my dream to be a young mother, I, too, was motivated by my parents’ good example. They were both great parents, and I couldn’t wait to get started down that path, myself. 6. Teenaged mothers can be financially self-sufficient and do not nece...
Every week, I make a week’s worth of mason jar salads filled with gorgeous greens, sweet peppers, carrots, tomatoes and banana peppers. You name it, it’s in there. Email me if you want to know my trick to making a salad stay fresh, delicious and soggy-free for a week! jackie@...
Bring your snowmobiles and enjoy close access to over 100 miles of groomed Montana snowmobile trails - or rent a snowmobile or get a guided snowmobile trip from a local company. We can help set up that for your group! End your day in a cozy Lodge with a wood-fired sauna!Close to ...
I was just happy to get through each day with my sanity and health in tact. Crossing off my to do’s. Finishing a conference call. Catching up with friends on Zoom. And getting dinner ready by 6 pm. That was good enough for me. ...
Always bring a gift for the host of the party. I try to consider where they are from and try to bring something from my own country, something unique that I hope they do not already have or cannot easily get – nothing overextravagant, just something thoughtful. When returning from London...
“You really need to be more independent,” was the regular refrain, delivered with tender cruelty I was meant to mistake for tough love.“It’s a hard world out there, dear,” and “you’ll struggle for sure,” and “good thing I’m here to help.” I got miffed, all the time....
To those who say they couldn’t face caring for a dog they’d have to give up, yes. I did cry when Leia went, but I knew she was going on to a happy caring home and I’d played a real role in her ability to be adopted. Yes, I cried when Dobby had to go back! But you ...
As we were descending on the city, Vancouver looked beautiful and the suburbs looked so orderly and nicely groomed from the air. We got through customs and picked up our bags without any issues. My Mom was waiting for us when we got out and my Dad picked us up upstairs. Feels nice to...
I just don’t care what consenting adults get up to in private; haven’t cared for simply decades. (The operative words here are consenting, adult and private. Like Mrs. Patrick Campbell is supposed to have said – Don’t care what you do in the bedroom, just don’t be doing it in...
wear sweaters which would be ridiculous in Bangkok except that the air conditioning is jacked way up. Advance publicity for the House of Paws promised that all of the dogs were led around by a monstrous Sheep Dog. No such Sheep Dog was in evidence. Perhaps he was being groomed or walked?