Mothers and Daughters and Traditions and Tea Parties
Thirteen years ago, my mother-in-law timidly asked me if I’d be interested in hosting a mother-daughter Valentine tea party for my then three-year-old daughter, her first grandchild. After giving birth to four sons, she was delighted, finally, to have a...
At a snail’s pace…:/
Patience is a virtue? Good things come to those who wait? [Insert your own cliche here.] If you’ve won something from "Robin @ PENSIEVE" in the past month (Pensieve’s Picture Puzzler, Snackalicious Super Dishes Cookbooks, SSD Buttermints, or a...
My Favorite (and UGLIEST) Picture EVER, Circa 1973
I’m not gonna lie, I absolutely LOVE this picture! Isn’t it deliciously WRETCHED?? It’s me, shortly after celebrating my tenth birthday. For fun, let’s enumerate how I could love it so: 1) I could sooo be John...
Wordless Wednesday ~ Candy-coated popcorn, peanuts and …
A prize! Found at the same antique shop as last week’s freaky dolls,kept under glass at $35 a top.Don’t you wish you had saved your childhood Cracker Jacks prizes now? Wordless Wednesday HQ wordless...
Families never crumble in a day (continued)
{Continued from this post} Her remark was not mean-spirited, it was no verbal attack. Understanding those things didn’t lessen the sting of its truth. We’ve given our children the latitude to say anything to us as long as they do so...
My Favorite Valentine’s Gift of All Time
My favorite Valentine’s gift evah was given to me in college by my then boyfriend, now husband of 20+ years: a hand-made card. It’s little surprise that a “words of encouragement” girl would choose a card for her favorite gift, but...
Winners out the ying-yang
No embellishment, no flowery words. Not what you expect from the ol’ Pensieve Blog, eh? Snackalicious Cookbook Recipients Jana, Sandy, Kaytabug, Emily, Michelle, Average Jane, Christine, Alix, Joy T., Beccy, Junebug, CPA Mom, Rebecca & Jeannie...
A Beginner’s Bucket List for Fun Monday
Tiggerlane the Neophyte Blogger, as hostess of this week’s Fun Monday, asked participants, "Have you heard of The Bucket List? Well, that’s what I want from you! Make a list of things you want to do before you die. It must be at least five items...
I might be too late, but y’all are just in time…
…if you’d like to enter my four Bloggy Give-aways. For some reason, I posted 2/3/08 as the deadline, so if you’re interested in books, heart-shaped soaps, charm bracelets or stinkin’ adorable Stampin’ Up notecards, click the...