Category: life

• He’s seen things…

  

  Our nativity’s Baby Jesus has been through a lot…

  Patricia Johns

  December 17, 2022

  deeper thoughts, family history, home decor, life

  Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas 2022, Christmas at the Johns home, holiday season, nativity set

• I’m getting there!

  

  It’s not perfect, but I’m getting there! I’m slowly finding things that work for gluten-free pie crusts.

  Patricia Johns

  October 30, 2022

  food, life

  gluten-free baking, gluten-free pie crust, pastry cloth

• I have some excellent reasons…

  

  If you knit your family a dishcloth, SOMEONE is going to have to do dishes… ;)

  Patricia Johns

  October 22, 2022

  knitting, life, Mr. Johns

  crafts, hobbies, knitted dishcloths, knitting, yarn

• Apparently, I’m not Mary Poppins

  

  … but I do solve an awful lot of problems with a spoonful of sugar!

  Patricia Johns

  October 17, 2022

  life, writing, Writing from Canada

  Mary Poppins, middle school math, parenting, spoonful of sugar

• I hope it’s haunted. I really do.

  

  My grandfather’s woodcarving, and a very weird burglary.

  Patricia Johns

  October 12, 2022

  family history, life, Writing from Canada

  dollhouse miniatures, family history, wood carving

• Sensible, practical and precious

  

  The things I remember most fondly from my childhood are the oddly practical things my parents used on a daily basis. Funny how that works!

  Patricia Johns

  September 24, 2022

  deeper thoughts, family history, home decor, life

  childhood memories, heirlooms, romantic perspective, Tupperware

• Just dope me up…

  

  So, I went to the dentist… ;)

  Patricia Johns

  September 19, 2022

  life, Mr. Johns

  dentist