Up here in the mountains we live closer to nature than we ever have before. In Modesto the closest I got to wildlife was spiders and stray cats. Here I am regularly awoken by chirping birds as they play in…
Year of Pleasures: Study Help
Bear’s been asked to be the seminary teacher, which means that he gets up every morning at 5 to teach the teenagers about the scriptures. It’s a massive job and he’s lucky to be able to team teach, which helps…
Year of Pleasures: Grumpy Pants
If clothes allow us to express ourselves to the world, then these are the pants I wear when I want to tell the world, “Scram!”
Great Ideas: Toilet Paper Holder
When I was a young teen I was visiting a friends house and was in the middle of using the restroom when I discovered there was no toilet paper. I had to shout across her house, her older brothers laughing…
Tips for shopping on Craigslist
After moving as much as I have, which means outfitting a new house with different needs every time, and sharing all my finds here, I’ve finally gotten around to listening to those of you who have asked for my best…
Year of Pleasures: Hammock
Our first purchase for the new house: A hammock. These should be prescribed for stress relief.
My latest Craigslist Finds
As promised, a tour of my best discoveries. This armchair cost me a whopping $15. The upholstery is stained, but it’s good enough to put off dealing with for awhile. Still, look at the bones! This is not only a…
Mormons at San Francisco Pride 2013
We’re having a crazy heat wave here which knocked the power out yesterday. Not only was it awful because I was entertaining Atti in the heat with no relief, but because I’ve been dying to share these pictures with you!…
Year of Pleasures: Gourmet snacks
One thing there is no shortage of in the central valley is wonderful things to eat. Even driving down the freeway, but especially on the backroads, you see farmstands everywhere you look. Now that I’m out of the valley and…
Year of Pleasures: Blossoms popping
As kids at church we sing a song called Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree. It’s a sweet little song talking about the glories of spring and how the flowers on blossoming trees look like popcorn. This tree is apparently…