The Fence Post

About 4 months into the Corona Virus Pandemic, the rest of the US is only a month or 6 weeks into it. I say I am 4 months in because my stud...

Saturday morning, which is essentially my Sunday morning, filled with coffee, thoughts of the coming year and things I need to do and perusi...

29 years ago today, I woke up, sat up in bed and was immediately surrounded by a soaked mattress. It wasn't a water bed. It wasn't ...

As part of my PDP (professional development plan) at work,  I am to give staff development sessions on how to implement or ways we could use...

Today I am exhausted from a very busy day of facilitating two workshops at a neighboring school. So here is a picture I took while in Pra...

What is the first thing you do when you return from a vacation? I mean, after you sleep in your own bed, take a shower and put on some clean...

I ran across this cartoon on the internet and it is so true. I think it is hilarious how coloring books for adults have taken off in the la...

Off and on all my life I have written down notes or stories, not like a true writer but one who aspires to document, share, keep things writ...

I feel like I missed New Years Day. I was traveling all day. Which brings me to my latest AHA. I love traveling by train. During the las...

Traditions for life events in the UAE are very different from in the USA. When you have a baby, get married, have something good happen for...

So, last Sunday (a week ago), I came home from work (work week is Sunday to Thursday), tired, but I had everything in place to pick up my ne...

Last Wednesday I walked into a car dealership in Abu Dhabi. I had pretty much already made up my mind what I was going to do… little did I k...

For the last four years I have lived abroad in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. For the most part it has been ok. Well, not ok in the sense ...

January 9, 2015, I gave up processed sugar January 14, I gave up wheat flour If you know me, you know I love sweets and for the last few ...

 That's right. I have an addiction that is truly harmful to me. I am addicted to sugar. It is causing me great harm in the shape of my b...

So excited to look forward to a great new year. 2014 started off rough and ended up great. I am hoping 2015 ends up as great as it has start...

My little house on the prairie is coming right along at a snail's pace. Which may be the case for the rest of my life. Change takes ti...

Before Pictures The front of the house was neat enough, but the shrubbery and ivy around the front door were a liability if anyone wa...

Stress relief in cooking. Others often tell me it makes them more stressful, but for me it just takes my thoughts to something simple... foo...

Perspective

I bought a house. I bought a house a year ago. I have yet to live in the house. I probably won't live in it until it is paid for (5 y...

Fried Chicken cooked in Crisco with gravy made with Gold Medal Flour, Sweet tea make with Pure Cane Sugar and fresh potatoes mashed with Pla...

Eat,  Pray, Love. Well two out three isn't bad. However, if thinking of eating is the same as eating, then I am guilty as charged. Tod...

Kumquats are something I have  had never tried. While traipsing around Abu Dhabi in search of beets and fennel for her salads, my friend ...

Why make a simple decision difficult? Because it is what I do best, and unintentionally. As I rose out of an incredible slumber this morn...

Rough week. REALLY ROUGH week. So after almost three months of no posts, here is one. So, what do you think? Are all those cute little sa...

The other day, someone was discussing their inability to breathe in the UAE. After researching the reasons why, she found out the UAE is...

It is dark, and has been for what seems an eternity, but in reality, but a few hours. My inability to move from the couch to find the Hallow...