Here's an example of an "instruction sheet" we send with items we make. We assemble everything and take a picture a...

Let me say first that I'm a HUGE Apple fan. I have Mac computers, an iphone and an ipad. I would NEVER...repeat NEVER....switch back to ...

Here's the VERY FIRST party decoration I ever did. It was over 20 years ago. I find it funny and a quirky coincidence (?) t...

COMPUTER LETTERS or HAND CUT LETTERS? (Here's some answers to the question I often need to answer.) Both use foamcore. O...

 Making candy centerpieces for parties is hazardous to my health. We have to buy too many sample boxes and then I just eat too much candy...

When Jacob and I were in Arizona we went to the Desert Museum. They had the most wonderfully artistic gazebo with a beautiful view. ...

Assorted random thoughts on our trip: AIRPLANE: 1. I love flying on an airplane. The flight attendants are old. I always thought they were y...

We sat at the pizza dinner/raffle at the same table as the lady who started The American Tarantula Society in 1991. She is an 8th grade scie...

Are you interested in knowing about tarantula burrows in the Arizona desert? If so, read on. If not, then run away to something else on the...

Jake and I took a long night walk in the dark of night (with a guide) into the mountains looking for tarantulas in their burrows and scorpio...

Jacob got to meet Ken The Bug Guy. The celebrity of the tarantula world who had the tv show.

Not touching tarantulas or sharp prickly things. Nope....he's definitely not. I won't let him and definitely wouldn't take picture.

Jacob has had amazing success in finding live  tarantulas in the wild on our visit to  Arizona. Jake looks for small round holes wi...

I packed like "Monk" I was told. If you've watched Monk you know what I mean. If you haven't, it's...well, a little o...