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Top Ten Reasons to Love Southwest Airlines Today
Last weekend's trip to the Accessibility Summit conference was wonderful, as always. But this trip included a bonus perk: the flights too and from the conference were wonderful, too. In fact they were so wonderful, I feel compelled to list Southwest's top ten...
Fantastic Friday: What Have I Gotten Myself Into?
This post from 5 years ago caught my eye while searching the Gravel Road's archives. Why? Because this April our family is celebrating the birth of a grandchild, I'm attending a conference in Virginia right now, and I'm looking forward to a book release on April 27....
DYI Chai Tea Concentrate…a Family Favorite
In the past 4 weeks, I've attended 2 conferences in Virginia, recovered 2 times from jet lag, and became acquainted with a new grandson. All of which has left very little time for testing new recipes in the kitchen. So this week's recipe for chai tea is one of my...
Top Ten Things I Now Collect…Thanks to a Depression-Era Mother
Well, well, well, the recent series about the top ten things collected by Great Depression era moms and ten more things they collected certainly struck a chord with readers. Thanks to all who left comments on FB about what your moms saved. My favorite was this...
Ten Days
Home again after ten days with a new grandson and his parents. Ten days of cleaning and cooking, of shopping and laundry, and folding diapers just so. Ten days of walking the dog, of reassuring new parents, and watching them grow confident in their new roles. Ten days...
The Daffodils Are Blooming this Fanastic Friday
Friday's here again, so it's time for another fantastic post from the past. This one comes from April 2011, a few years after Mom's Alzheimer's diagnosis and subsequent move to live with my brother and his family. That chapter of Mom's life ended this past January,...