String o' Pearls

Forty-five years ago today, my husband and I were married.  We were a couple of fresh-faced 22-year-olds, recent college graduates, when we ...

For years, I've been wanting to have keepsake blog books made.  In my early blogging days, I was printing off all my posts and putting t...

Last night we went to the most lovely Christmas party.  Our #3 son and his wife Preciosa rented out their friend’s coffee shop, and in a nod...

Before I get started, Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception, dear readers.   We have been blessed with 23 grandchildren, abundantly bless...

We'll already be lighting our second purple Advent candle tomorrow, and I haven't even gotten around to blogging about Thanksgiving ...

So before I get to blogging about our 2025 Thanksgiving celebration here at Casa Papa and Grammy, I wanted to finish this post that I starte...

That's no exaggeration.  Halloween 2025 really will go down as the best--or at least the most memorable -ever.  And the funniest . In wh...