Tim created this masterpiece for our grandson Hank! By the expression on his face, I think Hank loved it! On a chilly day last week, the three of us walked over to Wood Lake Nature Center. Playing on the bridge is a big draw there. […]
Stamping with Karen and Salads with Tim!
Tim served a salad luncheon for three rounds of card makers! His famous Chicken Cashew Salad makes a frequent appearance at my events. The recipe for this can be found by clicking here! (On this post, you can also read about the first time he made this salad – and what made him start […]
Margaret’s Death and Project Life
Read to the end and I promise I will tie these two together! If you have been following my blog, you will have noticed that I have written quite a bit this past month about my experience at my MIL’s bedside during her hospice stay. Margaret died this past Monday, April 14, at 11:30 pm. […]
Visiting and Hospice Care: a Lesson from Margaret
Every few days, I am leaving the world of crafting behind to share our end-of-life experiences with Tim’s mom. Today is one of those days. I want to share this story of Margaret that I think leaves a message for us all. Early on in hospice care, people would visit and Margaret would tell them […]
Tuesdays with Tim: a Tribute to Mom
“Going Out and Remaining Within” In the last few weeks of my Mothers life, she insists on holding your hand. If you are in her room and sitting next to her bed, she will grab your hand and squeeze it and not let go. If you get up to leave she will keep feeling around […]
Handmade Cards and Hospice Care
Tim’s mother is dying. We have been sitting by her bedside for four days now and there will be a few more days to come. We have watched her go from carrying on short conversations to now, just short responses with great effort. Most of her time is spent sleeping. Its not a sad time […]
Tuesdays with Tim: Recipes from Karen’s Stamping Event!
I served lunch and dinner last Friday at Karen’s stamping event. This was the lunch bunch! Women brought their Stampin’ Up! card kits over and worked on them. I served Crockpot Chicken Cashew over Rice and Snickerdoodle Bars for desert. Both […]
Tuesdays with Tim: a 2 Year Old & a 94 Year Old!
Its fun to hang out with the two extremes of humanity – a 2 year old grandson with so much to do and life to live and his 94 year old great grandmother who is running out of time and has finished most of her exploring. Karen and I, with our son Josiah, his […]