Peggy's Ponderings at the lake

Barn on 7th Street Hello everyone! Have you been watching the forecast? Get ready for some SNOW! I love snow and can’t wait for it to come this weekend. Some of my favorite memories and pictures are from snowy days here, like the old barn down the street. It’s so peaceful and timeless. The barn is beautiful, and I need to thank them over and over again for saving it. I love what the owners have done to the old original house and property. But back to snow!   According to AI, Loving snow, a trait sometimes called being a chionophile, means finding joy, peace, or magic in winter landscapes, often linked to childlike fun, quiet beauty, or a chance to slow down from daily stress. It can represent purity, new beginnings, or the coziness of winter activities, activating a sense of wonder and nostalgia for simpler times, says Stylist and Time Magazine. Ok, fine. I am a chionophile. Joy and peace? Count me in! Dirt road in Grove covered in snow Snow is why I will always own a Je...

 Today, January 15, is National Hat Day. The hats. They can sometimes overwhelm me - the hats. I have so many that I wear. I am a mom, wife, grandmother, City Councilperson, Realtor, dog mom are my most important daily hats. I have a mom hat that I wear proudly. I have two of my own kids and I am a stepmom also. I wear a wife hat. Roman and I are still trying to figure out why God put us together, but he did and it works. We love each other. Entertain each other. Support each other and yell at each other just like all other marriages. He drives me crazy. I drive him nuts. I’m not just a wife. I am a FIREWIFE. Trust me, it’s a whole different hat than the normal wife hat. Cock your hat - angles are attitudes. Frank Sinatra Fire helmets that need to be retired get to be displayed in our dining room I am a grandmother, a Mimi. The BEST HAT IS THE MIMI HAT. Joy and laughter are my first thoughts. Their appreciation for me being there to see them, pick them up after school, go ...