Cookies For Santa

Cookies For Santa

Christmas is a brief time when childhood wishes become more than just imagination.  I love the rich religious significance of Christmas but I also enjoy the magical childlike fantasy. My adult children are still told, “Those that don’t believe, don’t receive.” Just...
From Ordinary to Extraordinary

From Ordinary to Extraordinary

This holiday season I decided to challenge myself in a green way; to make something new from something old. Up-cycling has been a way of life for many generations as people sewed quilts and other necessities from used clothing. For anyone on a limited budget, it is a...
Barnwood Christmas Gifts

Barnwood Christmas Gifts

With Christmas just a couple of weeks away and budgets a little tight, Southern Idaho Living has come up with some very “Country” craft ideas to stretch the Yuletide dollar that looks like a million bucks. Barn wood Christmas signs make the holidays feel a little bit...
A Bruneau Cowboy Christmas Show

A Bruneau Cowboy Christmas Show

The creaking of wooden floors can almost compete with the volume of the many conversations simultaneously taking place in the old Bruneau Legion Hall. A welcoming smell of leather, scented candles and fresh baked goods fills every room. The walls are nearly bursting...
Project Rudolph

Project Rudolph

Thank you very much for your wonderful care packages over the holidays! On behalf of my unit I wanted to let you know how much your generous gifts were appreciated. For many of us, myself included, this was the first time we spent Christmas away from our families and...