Marian's Blog

Easy Recipe for Snow Cream On that magical day when you wake up to snow, put the largest mixing bowl you own out on the porch or deck right away to catch clean snow. I recommend you do NOT scoop up snow where the puppy pees.     If you're married to a "northerner" he/she may scoff at this entire ...

Once again, keeping the main thing - the main thing.   Weeks of preparation. ---   Hours of cooking and wrapping.  Days of decorating.  ---   Was it worth it! Oh yeah!   As the magical days of Christmas come to an end, Hold onto the magic and wonder, and always keep the main thing the main thing ...

ChristmasMemories   The young mother had $10.00 for Christmas. Only thirty-oneyears old, she had ten children.  Ten Children – ten dollars.   The middle, fifth child, a girl.  Twelve years old.  Too old for dolls.  Just discovering boys, wanted only pretty clothes.  A pretty dress and shoes that...

                             Faith, Family and Friends. Merry Christmas!  I won't say I don't have time to send out Christmas cards.  I have twenty-four hours every day just like everybody else.  There are all sorts of wonderful things to use my time for and I choose to do other things.  I care ...

  Are you having fun?   Are you shy around celebrities?  I am.  When Michael Thornton called me today, I was tongue tied and shy.  One of the icons of Active Rain called me!!! What a fun thing!  We talked about humor and how important it is to make people smile and laugh.  I told him he is defini...

Here in North Carolina, and especially here at the coast, many folks are all electric, but they often still have attached garages and the potential for this deadly silent killer, Carbon Monoxide.  Thanks to Cynthia Larsen for reminding us how easy it is to install Carbon Monoxide detectors and pe...

          Wonderful, Wacky, Wednesday on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina. Brrr.  This photo was taken in February, 2010.  February is usually the coldest month of the year here on the coast so it wasn't so surprising.  But... December is usually mild and pleasant.  What happened?!! Stay warm ...

I love REAL ESTATE but it's NOT my life!   Dear Friend, Acquaintance, Please be quiet so I can hear the sermon.  I come to church to worship.  I do enjoy the fellowship after church but during the service, I don't even want to think about real estate, so forgive me if I simply glare at you when y...

  REFLECTIONS   Wonderful, Wacky, Wednesday on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina Sometimes accidents turn out to be wonderful gifts.  You know, when you make a wrong turn on a road trip and discover the most incredible restaurant in the middle of nowhere, or when you stop at a rummage sale look...

Always remember - Keep the main thing, the main thing. When I started going through my photos to choose one for my Kodak Moment contest entry, I had a difficult time choosing.  I can't even begin to tell you how many shots I have of these three boys.  Jackson, who was my first grandchild and gave...