Some of my fun North Iowa Bloggers and I attempted to be crafty the other night. Some of us succeeded perhaps a little bit better than others but we all had fun and that was what the whole evening was about. You might remember me writing about visiting the Carlson Christmas Tree Farm back when I was posting about our Franklin County Harvest Bloggers Tour in the fall this year. It was one place that we stopped on our first night to enjoy some fabulous food and conversation. Oh yes--the … [Read more...]
Aug 7, 2014
It All Started With A Chip
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Isn't the above picture just the picture of health? Not really. Tuesday night a group of North Iowa Bloggers (and yes---these ladies deserve a capital B) got together at my home for a bit of fun and taste testing. The new flavored Lay's came out recently and after a quick Facebook conversation I decided to host a tasting party for all who could attend. Of course while I was at it I picked up what other summer items I could find but they did not get top billing like the Lay's chips. Trust … [Read more...]
Jan 16, 2014
Filling Stations, Food and Fabulous Friends
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How could you not click on a post with Filling Stations in the title??? I am very glad you did and stayed around to read the first paragraph of this post, at least! Earlier this week a group of new and old friends of the blogger type gathered at a local diner in Mason City to get to know each other a bit more. The location: LD"s Filling Station located on 12th Street NE . If you have never been to LD's you might miss it when driving by---it is back from the road and a huge favorite of the … [Read more...]
It's Just Life 
Making Wishes Come True
It is March 1st and that means it is time to focus on Comments for a Cause here at It's Just Life. If you are new follower (thank YOU!) this is the way it works. Each month I select a charity or cause to support. For each legitimate comment on ANY post during that month I promise to make a donation of 50 cents to that cause. Legitimate = a comment that shows that you actually read the post and actually made a comment relevant to it. Simple, right? In February I was thrilled to find … [Read more...]