Our Good Life

Our gardens have been looking good this summer.  We have a few plants that just aren't happy where we planted them …

Bob loves to cook and lately we've had absolutely no meals at home since I have been working in Columbia.  Last nig…

Creativity takes Courage, said Henri Matisse.  It is so true.  The kind of courage that makes most people not attempt t…

On June 30 I officially retired from Public School...on July 1 I officially started work at the University of Missouri!…

Today was my last official day of school, not just for 2014, but for the rest of my life!  I have given 25 years of my …

For a couple who regularly dines out, it was quite the conversation to choose a restaurant for our anniversary.  One of…

Sometimes things don't turn out the way you think they will.  I have dreamed about going on a cruise to Alaska for …

In 2009 the Steffes/Hasty families joined together to have an annual Memorial Day Burger Cook Off.  The first year was …

I wanted to make a note in my blog about this winter.  In 25 years of teaching, this was the worst winter I have experi…

This cold has been unbearable at times but what it does do for me is put me in the mood to be with a book for long peri…

This is probably the first time since I was 10 that I didn't order Girl Scout cookies. Thin Mints remain my all ti…