Barb Welsh

Out of the mouths of babes

Not sure what brought today’s little number to my mind.  My oldest son has just joined Boy Scouts, and I was going through the Safety Protection training.  It prompted me to ask a few questions about what inappropriate touching means and who he feels comfortable talking to.  I could...

They call me Elaine

A dear friend of mine asked me to go line dancing with her, and I’m going!  I love to dance.  I think I’m a decent dancer.  Problem is, most of the people I know, may not necessarily agree.  My huge extended family has broken me in to the world...

United we stand—NOT! Nightmare travel story.

My poor hubby has been traveling for the past few days, and my kids and I anxiously awaited his return in the wee hours of the morning.  He’d been kind enough to help a brother out with a special project, and called out of town for a few days....

Shoes

Don’t know why this came to mind for me today.  I just did a quick scan on the net and found that the average number of shoes a woman owns is 27.  The average number a man owns is 7.  I have no earthly idea how verifiably correct either...

Recipe: Pot Roast!

I love comfort food.  Well, actually all food, but I particularly love on a dreary day, filling the house with the wonderful aromas of something working it’s way to something yumalicious at the end of the day.  Today fits the bill exactly for some comfort food–rainy, dreary and generally...