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 →
The Difference One Life Can Make
Today will mark 6 years since we lost Chris’ brother Carlton. He died one month shy of his 50th birthday on World Down Syndrome Day. That seemed appropriate that he left on a day that honored him. This is the first post I made in Continue reading →
Coachella Valley Preserve
One of the things that Chris and I wanted to do on our trip to California was to do a little bit of hiking. We found a “palm oasis” that we really wanted to see in the Coachella Valley Preserve. Knowing it was going to Continue reading →
What’s Your Favorite?
. As I was preparing to make some cookies for an upcoming Book Club / Tea Party I pulled out my favorite cookie cookbook that was handed down to me from my mom. I love having so many cookbooks from her and from my Grandma Continue reading →
Another Storm, More Devastation
I think that it is a pretty normal reaction to get a little bit panicked when a storm is coming and you have already lived through a hurricane. I think it is how our human nature is — if we survive some kind of horrific Continue reading →
It’s All About Pi or Is It Pie?
Every March 14 (3/14), mathematicians, scientists and math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign pi (π), expressed most simply by the decimals 3.14. It is always fun to see the creative memes and comments that center around Continue reading →
Sibling Time
My family is VERY important to me. My siblings have become increasingly vital to my life especially after the death of my mom in 2020. I see so many families who have real rifts and it just makes me sad. I can just not imagine Continue reading →
Fitting In
I saw the above image and it sparked some thoughts. That might be a scary thing. As sometimes happens a simple picture or word gets my little brain to thinking and in this case this little image of a puzzle with a piece missing got Continue reading →
Time for Some Splaining
Our trip last week to Palm Springs and Yuma was fabulous. A little sun and a lot of warm weather was just what we needed. The first part of the trip we stayed in a hotel and then we stayed with my brother Mark for Continue reading →
Five Photos; Five Stories – Day 2
Revisiting a series of posts I did in 2015. Enjoy. The rules of Five Photos; Five Stories are to post a photo a day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or a Continue reading →