I like to think I am a simple woman. I don’t really require a lot to be happy. Give me a book and a cup of tea, a comfy chair inside or outside and I am content. I don’t need a lot of fuss and Continue reading →
July 20, 2020
July 17, 2020
Bloom Where You Are Planted
See that cute little spruce evergreen whatever it is tree? It’s been growing for a couple of years. I know we should take it down. But I just can’t. I love it. Whenever I look out the back door or sit on the back deck Continue reading →
June 26, 2020
Maksim’s Big Adventure
Maksim is now 10 months old and still very much a kitten. Never having had a long haired cat or even a cat with claws ( no lectures, please), our lives have been changed with this kitten. He is definitely a handful at times but Continue reading →
June 24, 2020
What A Difference A Rain Chain Makes
Rain chain, you say? What the heck is a rain chain? Rain chains are decorative alternatives to the normal rain gutter downspouts. There are so many options out there and we have talked about getting some for the back deck for years. We have always Continue reading →
June 22, 2020
A Buffalo Named Custer
I was looking at some old blog posts and found this one I wrote 9 years ago. Many of my readers today are not long time readers so because it made me giggle a little bit I thought I would re-post it with a few Continue reading →
June 17, 2020
A Bit of This – A Bit of That
What I Am Reading I just finished reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager and This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell. Obviously both books are different genres but they were both Continue reading →
June 12, 2020
23 Pounds Lighter
My last hair appointment was March 23rd. With shorter hair I usually go every 6 weeks for a cut and highlights to cover my gray. Two days after I visited Hailey at Bliss — salons were closed. I knew it would be awhile until I Continue reading →
June 9, 2020
Twenty Six Years
Twenty six years ago I lost my Daddy. So many of my readers know the story of my mom and of her continuing journey through dementia but probably not much about my sweet Daddy. When I say that I miss him every day it is Continue reading →
June 8, 2020
Sometimes You Just Need a Big Ole Bowl of Chex Mix
Chex Mix. Party Mix. Whatever you call it it is sometimes the answer to what ails me and this past week it was. I ordered all my missing ingredients on Amazon (gotta love how many Amazon boxes I have recycled since March) and before long Continue reading →
May 28, 2020
Loneliness and Covid-19
It’s been a week. Rain, rain and more rain has dominated our luscious landscape. While I love the greenness outside of my front and back doors is has been a bit discouraging to not be able to get outside as much as we would like. Continue reading →