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Not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse. Well, unless I count myself. 🙂 It is 4am, and we are getting closer and closer to Christmas. I'm sitting on my couch in my soft robe with a cup of hot chocolate—laced with a peppermint stick, of course—in my hand and my computer in my [...]

Fake or Real? Is that really a question? Well, it was one I've been asking myself recently. You see, once upon a Christmas time (hint hint, last year), I found myself standing in the local tree lot, staring at a price tag that made my wallet shiver more than a snowman in a heatwave. The [...]

As I reflect upon past Christmases, there are so many things I could talk about—favorite cookies (which are the Peanut Butter Cookies with the Hershey's Kisses, by the way. Especially when I serve them on the tray my grandfather made for my grandmother), the music, the traditions, and the Christmas tree adorned with ornaments, each [...]

Dear Hoomans, ​It is I, Nono, the feline protector of the realm of this abode. Don't tell the author, but today, I've decided to hijack the email to air my grievances. You may be wondering why you're hearing from me, well, I'm here to tell you that enough is enough, someone has to speak up! [...]

I read somewhere that someone was told once: “When a parent dies, you lose the past. When a child dies, you lose the future. But when a sibling dies, you lose the past and future.” I didn’t know how much those words would ring with so much truth it can shatter your soul. I also [...]

For those who have been around a long time, you know that my youngest has gone through a lot of heartbreak when it came to finding her a heart horse. Her first heart horse, Sunny, died only nine months after arriving in Oklahoma of EPM---a disease transmitted by opossums to horses. It's a terrible disease [...]

Ah, 2023 was a sly dog, wasn't it? Although it was much better than my 2022, it still came in like a whirlwind, tossing my plans in the air like confetti and leaving me to figure out how to clean up the mess. I have to say, though, while it gave me a fair share [...]