The Pond

Wednesday evening we were sitting at the dinner table when I looked up and saw a deer in the field behind our backyard. She was looking away from our house so I was able to walk into our backyard and take this picture. I could have gotten closer if our dogs had not run up […]

I have been reading how there are many small businesses that fail to survive past the fifth year of business due to lack of capital. Most small business start-ups aren’t funded by grants, venture capitalists, or banks. Your seed money will come from your personal savings, friends and family. You might consider funding small amounts […]

A few weeks ago I told how our town is the circus capital of the world and how our local kids are very involved in the circus. They begin training in March and have their big performance in July each year. If you were not aware of the ages of the kids, you would swear […]

Times are going to be getting tight and people are going to start being frugal when it comes to car shopping. Unless money is no object, we will be looking for the best new or used car loan available when it comes time to replace our car. Basiccarloans.com is a great website to help people […]

I recently wrote a post about a controversial subject. It dealt with whether we should get the HPV test that checks women for the virus that causes cervical cancer. I have read about the controversy dealing with the mandate in Texas that requires girls as young as 12 to receive the HPV vaccine. I don’t […]

Hubby and I just returned from a walk. We have several places to walk in our area. We walked on the Rails to Trails walkway this evening. A group of citizens and businesses have come together to turn unused railroad tracks into walkways. It is absolutely beautiful to walk that trail. It follows a creek […]

I just read a post on someone’s blog where she was trying to decide whether to buy an iPod touch. She talked about the ability to connect to the internet, hear music, watch movies, store pictures and watch them as a sideshow, check You Tube and watch videos. She would also be able to […]

I almost forgot to journal about Memorial Day. My husband wanted to cook some pork chops so we called his brother and told them we would be coming over for lunch. Lynn’s brother is having serious health issues and it is easier for us to take things over to their house.
We made macaroni and […]

Hubby fixed the most delicious dinner last night. He has bought some new rubs for meat that he has been trying out. He put a lemon rub on the chicken and then grilled it on the bbq. Yummmy. We had company and we all ate until we thought we might pop. Lynn buttered corn on […]

Have you ever heard a rap or hip hop song and wondered what they said? Sometimes I really enjoy the beat and the instrumental parts but cannot catch the words. Now, at www.rapartists.com, you can check out Hip Hop Lyrics and Rap Music Lyrics and get the words. You can even type in keywords and […]