Join me for my five-book reading wrap-up-March 2022 Here is my Youtube Video (There is an Amazon link to each book. If you are interested in more information, click on the link. I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you click on the link and buy anything at all, I get a percent of the sale…
Need Stress Relief? Try Stretching.
Stress seems to be all around us, and many situations can cause stress in our lives. There are many ways to help decrease our levels of stress, and one of these ways is the act of stretching. Your body can become stiff and tight due to stress and tension. Releasing this tension by…
Monthly Motivation-In Fear of Florence-Psalm 34:4
The post below was written back in 2018 while Hurricane Florence was making landfall off the coast of NC. Much has happened in the world since that time. Much of life has been very good, but there are things that are the opposite happening every day. There is crime, illness, the Covid pandemic, and now…
Wine Wednesday Blast From the Past-My Visit to McRitchie Winery and Ciderworks in 2012
This is a blast from the past winery visit. I visited in 2012, and I checked to make sure they were still open, and they are. Enjoy my blast from the past… 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 After eating lunch in Elkin, NC, I headed off to find McRitchie Winery and Ciderworks in Thurmond, NC. I had tried to find…
Shopping On Amazon for Umbrellas
It is time to go Sunday Shopping. As I thought about what I would like to go shopping for, spring umbrellas came to mind. I thought, let’s take a look at what Amazon has to offer in the way of kids and Nana’s umbrellas. (I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you buy anything on Amazon…
Wine Wednesday-Let’s Visit a Winery-Tunnel Creek Vineyards in Roxboro NC
It’s Wine Wednesday. Let’s visit a local winery. Tunnel Creek Vineyards in Roxboro, NC. Here is a quote from their website… “Imagine a place where serenity meets exhilaration, modesty meets magnificence, and exclusivity meets affordability.” It is about an hour and twenty-minute drive from where I live in West Cary. I like to drive,…
Wine Wednesday-How Can You Tell If Your Wine Has Gone Bad?
Happy Wine Wednesday Everyone. Today let’s answer the question, Can wine go bad? Yes, it can, and here are some tell-tale signs that this has occurred. Let’s take a look at the signs… There are three things people look at to tell if their bottle of wine has gone bad. One is the appearance…
What the Heck Is Series-“What The Heck Is Face Blindness?…
It seems that I come across so many terms that I am unaware of. With this in mind and hoping that I am not alone in the dark, I decided to do an ongoing series on “What the Heck Is…?” As I come across terms or things I don’t understand, I will write a post…
Sunday Shopping on Amazon-Let’s Shop For Wine Stoppers
I just did a post on How long an open bottle of wine remains drinkable? It seems that the main enemy of wine is oxygen. One way to keep wine fresh longer is to keep as little oxygen out of the bottle as you can. A way to decrease oxygen in the bottle is to re-cork…
Book Store Adventures- Discovering Book Stores-Mr Mike’s Used Book Store in Cary NC
I love books. Since I love books, it makes perfect sense that I would adore bookstores. With this in mind, I thought it was high time I became familiar with the bookstores in my area and the bookstores I find in places where I may travel. If you want to look at my first…