Happy Monday! It’s time for my weekly edition of Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings. Today’s topic: The Good Life. Thanks for being here! Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings 2.26.24 Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings is a peek at retired life in our country home and garden. Each Monday I share a favorite story (this week’s topic […]
Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings: Vintage Love times Two
Happy Monday! I’m back. Today is the second edition of Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings. Today’s topic: Vintage Love times Two. BTW-Thanks so much for the feedback you shared with me in the comments of last week’s first edition of Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings: The Start of Something New. I love reading your thoughts […]
Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings: The Start of Something New
Happy Monday! Today is the start of something new for the blog: Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings. Zinnias and Tomatoes Have you ever thought about what you would grow if you could only grow one thing? I have! Zinnias. They are my favorite flower for the cut flower garden. There are so many beautiful varieties, […]
Retired Life: 10 Ideas to Create a Cozy Fall
Today I’m sharing 10 ideas to create a cozy fall for retirees. As a retired educator, adjusting to fall at home has been better than expected. I was a bit worried that as soon as the first frost forced an end to summer gardening season that things around the house would get too quiet and […]
Why You Need to Create a Retired Life at Home that You Love
On my way home from a recent trip to Wisconsin, it hit me–true joy as a retiree requires a happy home life. Why? Because many of us will spend the majority of our retired life at HOME. As a retiree, I am one of those people who spend most of their time at home. Even […]
My First Year of Early Retirement and Four Lessons Learned
Early retirement, it’s official! The first school year passed without me being in the classroom. As a recap, I retired last September and for the first time in 20 years I didn’t start the school year as a member of the teaching faculty at Oklahoma State University. Instead, in 2021, I took early retirement at […]