A Dose of Vitamin J Moments of joy and fun

No time to cook

I love food (which if you’ve read previous posts you already know). I love to eat it, to prepare it, and to share it with others. I enjoy experimenting with recipes and making new...

The joy of a well-lived life

I have attended three funerals in the last three weeks. I know that doesn’t sound like a promising start for a joyful blog post, but I hope you’ll read on anyway. All three of...

Home Sweet Mess

I am blessed with a large laundry room. This room is an answer to prayer. When my husband and I were first married, we lived in a tiny one bedroom apartment (I refer to...

The joys of snail mail

I am a fan of paper. I finally gave up getting the newspaper, although I do read the “print edition” on my iPad each morning–it looks just like the printed paper as I scroll...

Plan for the future!

I am an inveterate listmaker. I don’t mean just grocery lists or to-do lists, although I certainly make those on a regular basis. I make lists of vacations I want to take, rooms I...

The first post

When I retired two years ago, a friend and colleague suggested that I start a blog. I have been noodling on that idea for some months now and finally decided to take the plunge....