Beach and water fun for summer is the theme this week . This brings back memories of “the ole swimming hole” on the farm where I grew up.  Two brooks joined in the pasture and made a pool deep enough for Mother to teach us four children to swim.  There we cooled off after a day in the hay fields or working in the garden.
On family vacations, we often visited my aunt and uncle and spent a day or two at York Beach, Maine…my aunt’s favorite beach.  We had a taste of swimming in salt water and looked forward to …read more

What’s so refreshing on a 100 degree, humid East Texas day?

A scalding hot bath.

I love my wonderful house. But, it has two weird quirks.

1. They hooked the outside faucet to the hot water pipe instead of the cold water pipe. So all our summer water fun is preceded by running all the hot water out of the water heater or putting ice in the baby pool.
To fix it, I’ll have to cut through a wall in the pantry. Still working up the nerve.

2. No electrical outlet in the master bathroom. Someone suggested they probably forgot to cut the hole …read more