What If We All Cared?

Hi! Nice of you to stop by again~ friends are always welcome! Let me pour you a cup of coffee so we can chat. Have you looked at the forecas...

Sunday was Candace's turn to cook dinner. Although she's not practiced at prepping the b-b-que, she did an efficient job of getting ...

Once again we have received great service (no, this is not always the case, but I refuse to dwell on those individuals). On Sunday, 3.29.09,...

Susan at Derald's Flea Market in Joliet gave my son a haircut on Sunday and did a beautiful job! She listened patiently to which cut he ...

This is a picture of the property that floods mine. All the run-off from the street comes in at their drive and runs down the sidewalk onto ...

Dr. Gay M. Brunson is buried in Oakwood Cemetery w/ his parents Cyrus M. And Plethynia L. Brunson. Dr. Gay M. Brunson was a native of Lockpo...

Please, come to the pancake breakfast at Applebees to help raise money for the mentally ill. This is a group which is forgotten by so many, ...

Many thanks to Lone at the Walgreens Pharmacy on the North-West corner of Reed St & Jefferson St in Joliet, IL! As usual we received abo...

With the economy flipping like it did, it is critical that we are all stocked up on seeds. These are not necessarily Monsanto-free seeds by ...

For a quick, yummy change of pace, I popped open a box of Suddenly Salad (Italian style). I'm trying to keep the meals varied so we have...

Today Willie Mae cooked breakfast for us 'just because'. We ate Mississippi Sausage, scrambled eggs, salmon patties, rice and gar...

Thank you so much to Sunny from "Sunny's Place" for the thought about starting a "What if We All Cared Revolution"!!...

Well, hello there! So nice of you to stop by. Hang your coat on the hook, place your shoes to warm at the fire and visit a while. We are in ...

As you wander the cemetery, do you ever wonder who your relatives really were?Quite a lot can be learned from what they liked to read. What ...

In a world where everyone seems to just be concerned for their own wellbeing, wouldn't it be nice to see people try to look out for each...

Wow! This was so delicious! And it was super-fresh. First I scooped the avacodo out of the peel and into the bowl. Then I stirred in a forkf...

There is something special about home canned foods. This is our sofrito. We only have 2 jars left, which brings us to a time to plant to can...

I went a little crazy and decided to deep clean the breakfast bar and restock it again. No, the wine is not for breakfast! Just a place to s...

St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery, next to Oakwood Cemetery, in Joliet, was under water for about two weeks now. Well, it rained ha...

This is an historic cemetery on Cass St on the East Side of Joliet. Although this cemetery was started as a final resting place for our foun...