Igniting Ideas Everyday
Be inspired by a variety of Dian’s best ideas found in her New York Times best-selling books, including Roughing It Easy, Holiday Fun Year-Round, and Backyard Roughing It Easy to name a few. Her ideas, skills and tricks are sure to provide you with a lifetime of adventure.
Recent Posts
China – American Youth Capture the Hearts of Chinese
When Dick Jensen, director of Murdock Escorted Tours ask me to go to China for a month to be the escort [...]
Twelve Ways to Make Dinner Fun
Mealtime can draw a family together with fun and adventure. In these days of dizzy-paced living, dinner is often the only time [...]
Sharing Your Heart with Others
Valentine is a special time to share your heart with others. You can do that in many ways. Here are two [...]
Camping
Winter Picnic to Warm to Warm the Heart
When winter rolls around, I love to get out and really enjoy this special season. My father was a forest ranger, [...]
Easy Backyard Eating
It's that time of year when meals outside taste a lot better than those prepared inside. For family it is great [...]
Getting Wrapped Up in Aluminum Foil Cooking
Over the years, I've been accused of owning an aluminum foil company because I often use and recommend foil for outdoor [...]
Holiday Fun
Sharing Your Heart with Others
Valentine is a special time to share your heart with others. You can do that in many ways. Here are two [...]
Great Ideas for New Years
Just as you finish up Christmas, New Years is only a week away. Here are some fun ideas to help you [...]
Giving the Gift of Money
Are you scratching your head and wondering what to give that difficult person? Sometimes the solution is to settle on giving [...]
Backyard
Winter Picnic to Warm to Warm the Heart
When winter rolls around, I love to get out and really enjoy this special season. My father was a forest ranger, [...]
Improvised Grills… Create Your Own Grill for Great Fun
A few weeks ago, I got a call to give a presentation on preparedness. My approach was not to focus on [...]
Make a Snow Dome While Enjoying the Adventure
A few years ago I had lots of snow in my backyard. I had heard of building a snow dome in [...]
Recipes
Winter Picnic to Warm to Warm the Heart
When winter rolls around, I love to get out and really enjoy this special season. My father was a forest ranger, [...]
Holiday Breakfast Recipes
I love to find a recipe that can be used for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I remember a time that I [...]
Improvised Grills… Create Your Own Grill for Great Fun
A few weeks ago, I got a call to give a presentation on preparedness. My approach was not to focus on [...]
Kids
Halloween Decorations Provide Seasonal Fun
Today while driving down the street I noticed there were many homes with Halloween decorations in the yard. My first thought [...]
Carving a Jack-o’-Lantern House
When I was on “ABC Home Show,” we always had a pumpkin-carving contest for the show. It was always exciting to see [...]
Graveyard Cake
One of my favorite cakes for a great Halloween party is a graveyard cake. It is fun to make and great [...]
Crafts
Christmas Memory Magic
Christmastime is "the most wonderful time of the year," as the Christmas songs remind us. And with imagination and ingenuity, it's [...]
Paper Plate Skeleton
A fun decoration that children of all ages can enjoy is a Paper Plate Skeleton. No bones about it! This is [...]
Travel
China – American Youth Capture the Hearts of Chinese
When Dick Jensen, director of Murdock Escorted Tours ask me to go to China for a month to be the escort [...]
Out with Reading History Books and in with Traveling to History
For me reading is and has always been a challenge. I can remember when I was about seven, I was out feeding [...]
Adventures in China
SOMEWHERE IN HONG KONG— I dropped into Dick Jensen's office (Director of Murdock Escorted Tours) one day, and he asked me [...]
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