by tlfutcher | Jul 4, 2019 | Explore
I’ve always worried about how I make the people around me feel. Did she think I was being rude? Did he hear me say thank you? Did she feel like I liked her? Did I inconvenience anyone? Did my outburst make it uncomfortable for someone else? Were they offended I...
by tlfutcher | Jun 8, 2019 | Explore
When I hear people stress the importance of “building your community” I react with a slight inner cringe before outwardly and emphatically nodding in agreement. I mean, let’s be honest – it IS true. When raising children, and when not raising...
by tlfutcher | May 29, 2019 | Where to Learn
This is a blog recommending another blog that you will now have to find more time that you already don’t have so that you can enjoy it. But if you are anything like me (and the chances are good that we at least share some commonalities) then you will fall in...
by tlfutcher | May 22, 2019 | Explore
I did not know that having a large yard meant a large amount of work when we moved in here. It looks so peaceful and relaxing to live out in the country on a big plot of land. My own little piece of the Earth. Well that little piece of the Earth has turned into one...
by tlfutcher | May 20, 2019 | Explore
She would force us to help in the garden for a whole fifteen minutes! Let me rephrase to ensure understanding. My mother would require me and to help her in the garden – as in weed and dig in the dirt- for a full fifteen minutes at a time. This would sometimes...
