Life has been different as of late. Dad has been gone from us now for 9 months, and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him. He wish was to be buried in the National Memorial Cemetery with full military honors. On June 30th, 2015 we said goodbye and honored… Continue reading The Hummingbird
As I sit here, trying to compose this post, I realize I don’t know where to begin. How do you do this? My first instinct is to call my Dad and ask him for advice as to what he thinks would sound good. See, that is what I always did. Whenever I couldn’t think of… Continue reading My Dad
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….the beginning. It’s a clean slate, if you will, a time to start again and look froward, not back. Resolutions are expected, and although you may have the best of intentions, how many times have those promises to yourself gone unfulfilled? I look forward to January first every… Continue reading A New Year
I’ve been slowly going through folders full of accumulated articles and pictures. I have found that most of it, having been left untouched for years, doesn’t have much relevance today. Happily, I can recycle the majority and reclaim the ever so needed space in my file cabinet. During this long tedious process, I came across… Continue reading Grandparents
So, on average, my daily activities are nothing to get excited about. I do laundry, run errands, think about working out, grocery shop, and pretend I am actually making progress in the never ending task of organizing my house. It’s just an ordinary life. But then….. The last stop on my list of errands yesterday… Continue reading It’s A Small World
So something you may not know about me, is that I really enjoy British television. My all time favorite show, of course, is Downton Abbey; and if you have never watched this series, well you are missing out. I so enjoy the storyline, the characters, and the lack of sex! Oh, there are times it… Continue reading When it Storms
As a child, I remember how Mom would bring home these dark red and purple jams from Grandma’s house. They were always sweet and thick, and they never lasted that long, being that they were gobbled up quite quickly. My maternal grandparents lived on a working farm. Well, by the time I came along they… Continue reading Jams vs. Jellies
So it’s been said that April showers bring May flowers, but in this case the “flower” set to bloom will be making her debut this July. Yes, a little girl is in the “baking” as I write this. I have known Rachel’s mother Teresa, for many many years, and ever since I found out that… Continue reading April Shower
The Christmas holiday came and went so quickly this year! It seems unfathomable that another year has whisked by in the blink of an eye. Why is it as we get older that time no longer seems to stand still? There is never enough time in the day to complete a list of tasks, yet… Continue reading Happy New Year!
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