My life seems to run more smoothly if I do some inspirational and self growth reading early in the morning, before my day gets in full swing. I reflect my way through several pages...
Yesterday was May 1st. May Day. I did some research and found that in the late 19th century, May 1st was designated International Workers’ Day. According to Wikipedia, in 1927 the voice call “Mayday”...
I’ve had an obsession with the Columbia River for years and touring the Grand Coulee Dam re-ignited that. The Columbia River has fourteen dams between its source in British Columbia and the Pacific Ocean...
On Valentine’s Day a couple of years ago my husband bought me a half pound of See’s chocolate covered caramels — he knows that I consider this the best candy of all time, hands...
WordPress was having tech issues. Reposting yesterday’s blog entry: There was a young woman I knew a long time ago. She had lank brown hair, her clothes were misshapen and out of style....
We knew an arborist who died a couple of years ago. He wanted to be buried in a plain pine box without being embalmed, and after a bunch of searching he located a cemetery...
Last year my husband and I spent a few weeks in Great Britain. The people were super friendly and we had a great time. Naturally we ate a fair number of traditional meat pies...
I know quite a few people who are hanging on to their old flip phone rather than switching to a so-called smart phone. For some it seems to be a dislike of change. For...
When I was fourteen and babysitting for my brother’s kids, a small brown bat came down the chimney in his living room and sat there stunned, in the cold empty hearth. It was late...
The bathroom scale was not my friend last week. I had gone for a long time without getting on it and when I finally did, I was convinced it must be wrong. I remember...
