Laurie’s Cobalt World was closed the first week of 2010. We spent our January 3, 25th anniversary aboard the Carnival Dream. It was a fabulous ship and a wonderful trip.
The Carnival Dream is the largest ship in the Carnival fleet. It has only been sailing for a very few months. In fact, our cruise was [...]
Unfortunately, I never heard from Buddy. Today, I picked a new winner. The winning number is 12 and the winning entry is Donna K, who was already a subscriber to my newsletter.
Donna K chose one of my favorites – the cobalt blue glass serving dish in the Inverted Thistle pattern by Mosser Glass. I have [...]
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There are approximately six weeks left of prime online holiday shopping. These are the days when you can order without worrying about gifts arriving on time. You won’t face backorders that will [...]
We moved to Ararat, Virginia, a little over ten years ago. The nearest town is Mount Airy, North Carolina, also know as “Mayberry” because of it’s connections with Andy Griffith. During the years, we’ve made many, many, many trips back and forth to Mayberry. And we take one of two paths to get there.
On one [...]
There’s a rule of 2 out of 3 that goes like this: of time, price, and exactly what you want, you can usually get two out of three. To get exactly what you want when you want it, you may have to pay more. To get the lowest price and exactly what you want, it [...]


















