Our recent brush with the wildfires so close to us has gotten me thinking. A lot. What I have been thinking is how I respond in the face of a crisis and what is helpful and what is not. There are a lot of lists Continue reading →
April 4, 2025
March 28, 2025
Life (and Blog) Interrupted
Sometimes life throws a curve ball and you just have to go with it. 6 short months ago we were dealing with Hurricane Helene and now we are dealing with wildfires. Our trip to New Jersey ended with growing concerns about the wildfires that were Continue reading →
January 16, 2025
It’s All In the Name
Do you like your name? Everyone has one. But be honest. Do you like yours? I have always loved my name. I am just Beth Ann. Not Elizabeth. Not Bethany. Nope. Beth Ann. Plain and simple. Perfect. Short and sweet. Nothing fancy and I think Continue reading →
August 16, 2024
Australian Attire
I went down a rabbit hole of sorts today and went back to start rereading when I started this blog in 2008 when we were in Australia. Well, one post led to another to another and before I knew it I was reliving those days Continue reading →
August 9, 2024
Regrets? I’ve Had Very Few.
Reflecting about regrets today and how they shape who we are. Continue reading →
June 14, 2024
Aussie Lingo, Anyone?
A repost because frankly I am plum worn out from the AAUW Book Sale. Come back next week for some new musings. When Chris and I lived in Australia we found a lot of words didn’t mean quite the same as they did in the Continue reading →
October 20, 2023
Photographs and Memories
This is a repost from 2018 and while some of my readers back then are still my readers now, I ran across it and thought it was time to share it again. Funny how things stick with me years and years later. Thanks for reading…again. Continue reading →
June 14, 2023
I Have a New Collection
I have a new collection. My readers know all about my teapot collection and my massive book collection . Well, it seems only right to let you in on my latest collection that I can hardly keep a secret any longer. Bruises. You read that Continue reading →
May 18, 2023
Stuck and Irritated
Stuck. Irritated. That describes a lot of things but today it is a condition that I find myself in. I had a lovely salad for lunch filled with kale and cabbage and brussels sprouts and other lovely items. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Until an hour Continue reading →
March 16, 2023
Childhood Memories
I have been working through my book 52 Lists for Happiness and one of the lists that is included is to list things that made me happy as a child. It’s a great exercise to make lists and it is even better to remember childhood memories that Continue reading →