behave!

When I was little there was one thing I was told not to do (besides play with matches, run with scissors, etc, etc...). I was told --Do not say "SHUT UP" because "BE QUIET" is just so much nicer.

As an adult I have stuck with this rule and I cringe when I hear the frowned upon phrase uttered.

P.S. I'm sure I wasn't allowed to do head stands on my bed, either!

Years apart Photo Shoot

The same rocking chair as a prop in two

generations of photo shoots!

Above is me and below is my oldest

daughter, E., in 1992.

Did you spy the missing spindle on the back of the chair?

It is here in the house but somehow continues to escape the grasp of

some handyman's hands... the spindle's fix is elusive, even to this very day!

The gold accents on the white chair have been painted out. The chair didn't like them! haha