Author: aencoker

  • Argh! Christmas is upon us!

    Yes, the Christmas season is upon us, and with it the mad frenzy to get everything done, shopping included. I’ve been working almost every day at the little business where I do gift wrapping so I haven’t been blogging, as you can tell.   But I did want to tell you about a couple of…

  • (Mis)Adventures in Deer Hunting (Part 2)

    So sorry to keep you waiting! After hearing about that near death experience with wasps, I’m sure you’ve been on pins and needles waiting to hear the rest. Okay, you win. Here goes. . . I wish I could say I saw the biggest buck I’d ever seen and proceeded to prepare him  for dinner…

  • (Mis)Adventures in Deer Hunting (Part I)

    It’s deer season and I hadn’t been hunting yet.  Opening day had come and gone, and I hadn’t been to the deer blind once.  Not even during archery season.   My elbow has been bothering me for over a year now, and my doctor just chalks it up to getting older.  #timetofindanewdoc?   It has…

  • Cheap, Easy, and Simple Fall Decor

    I almost didn’t decorate for fall.  I just couldn’t muster the mood.  I spread around some fake fall foliage and a few pumpkins and didn’t even bother with the Halloween decor until my daughter and hubby questioned me about me it, assuming something was wrong with me. A garage sale box filled with a thrift…

  • It’s not IF, it’s WHEN (Part 2)

    In my last post I told you about my husband Jimmy’s love of motorcycles and how people always say, “It’s not if; it’s when you’re going to have an accident if you ride a motorcycle.”   Jimmy’s philosophy has always been that at least he would be doing something he loved.  After twenty- or maybe…