2025, Buying our 5th Wheel, Selling house in Amite

09.21.25 Site 100 Lakeside RV Park

With the house sold and the RV purchase in progress, we needed to secure a site at the RV park in Livingston.1 Kendal lived there for seven years after Katrina and then moved back there the year before we started dating. He knows the park well, and we both knew it was where we wanted… Continue reading 09.21.25 Site 100 Lakeside RV Park

2025, Inspiration

08.30.25 Do you have your sunglasses on? by Rachel Marie Martin

When my kids were little and they’d leave for school I ask them if they have their sunglasses on. Not real sunglasses, but imaginary sunglasses, glasses of love. I wanted them to see the world through that lens, not the lens of negativity, self-doubt, criticism, worry, fear or comparison. But the lens of love. Sometimes… Continue reading 08.30.25 Do you have your sunglasses on? by Rachel Marie Martin

2025, Inspiration

08.02.25 Piglet: “What do you think life is really about?”

Scene: A quiet afternoon in the Hundred Acre Wood. Pooh and Piglet are sitting on a fallen log under a tree, watching the leaves dance in the breeze. Birds chirp in the distance, and the air smells of earth and sunlight. Piglet: “Pooh?” Pooh: “Yes, Piglet?” Piglet: “What do you think life is really about?”… Continue reading 08.02.25 Piglet: “What do you think life is really about?”

2025, Inspiration

07.26.25 When our parents grow old

When our parents grow old, they don’t just need care, they need love, patience, and dignity. The same love they gave us when we were young is what they now deserve in return. Let them grow old with kindness. Let them tell their stories, even if they repeat them. Remember how many times they listened… Continue reading 07.26.25 When our parents grow old

2025, Amaury Guichon

7.18.25 Amaury Guichon creates Giant Chocolate Ice Cream

"I’ve pushed my chocolate skills to new heights, literally! This may be the tallest chocolate showpiece I’ve ever done: a gigantic fallen ice cream cone that celebrates the return of summer. Every detail is crafted in chocolate, from the creamy swirl to the colorful sprinkles and crunchy wafer cone. I wanted this pop art-inspired piece… Continue reading 7.18.25 Amaury Guichon creates Giant Chocolate Ice Cream

2025, Inspiration

07.02.25 Living Joyfully: Embracing Simplicity with Age

As you get older, you start to see life differently. You begin to understand that true happiness is not about how much money you make, how many degrees you have, or how big your house or car is. At some point, material things lose their value. What truly matters is peace in your heart, joy… Continue reading 07.02.25 Living Joyfully: Embracing Simplicity with Age

2025

06.20.25 Amaury Guichon’s CHOCOLATE WINNIE THE POOH

This Winnie the Pooh with his honey pot is one of my favorite finished chocolate artworks created by Amaury Guichon. It took me a while to figure out how to make these chocolate videos work here, so if you encounter any issues, please let me know. You may have to watch a few seconds of… Continue reading 06.20.25 Amaury Guichon’s CHOCOLATE WINNIE THE POOH

2025

06.09.25 Quirky Truths About Southern Life

I was born and raised in the Deep South, and I can say that most of these are genuinely part of the way of life in the South! I wouldn't have it any other way! 1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. 2. There are 5,000 types… Continue reading 06.09.25 Quirky Truths About Southern Life

2021

07.16.21 THE BIG BLOG CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE

  Well folks, the big changes to my blog have been made, mostly... That is, the majority of the things you see and notice are changed. A few more customizations to optimize the number of viewers coming to the site as more progress to be made in progress. And some minor changes to tags, categories,… Continue reading 07.16.21 THE BIG BLOG CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE

2021

07.15.21 There is so much cool new stuff! I’m very excited about doing this overhaul!

I just had to share that I am very excited about learning all this cool new stuff with WordPress. I've watched three videos so far and have learned so much! I am going to a painting class today with Rebecca Willoughby where I will learn to paint sunflowers. Ya'll know I paint rocks but I… Continue reading 07.15.21 There is so much cool new stuff! I’m very excited about doing this overhaul!