Tag: brothers

  • Personalized Man Cave Photos for Father’s Day Gift

    Personalized Man Cave Photos for Father’s Day Gift

    Men love their Man Cave – whether it’s in the garage, basement or a room in the house. When Mom passed away, my brother, Harvey, moved in to help care for our step-father Paul who has been deaf all his life and has macular degeneration. To talk to Paul, who’s nearly 90, you have to […]

  • Socks and Underwear for Christmas | Family Traditions

    Socks and Underwear for Christmas | Family Traditions

    My grandparents never forgot the Great Depression. Granddaddy talked about not having “one red cent!” Everything was bartered. They traded farm-raised pigs, cattle, chickens and what they grew in their garden for sugar, flour and other necessities. Necessities were all they thought about. There was never any money leftover for extras. Even as their lives improved after the Great […]

  • How to Make an Ice Scraper Someone’s Favorite Gift

    How to Make an Ice Scraper Someone’s Favorite Gift

    I’ve been trained all my life in gift giving. I just did not realize it. My mother always asked me to help her come up with ideas for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and special occasions for family and friends. She loved giving gifts, and she was great at gift ideas too! Watching someone open her gift thrilled her as […]