I’m sitting on the back patio in the shade, looking out at a sunny, blue sky. I’m bored while waiting for people to log in to my chatroom (must be a nice day/evening all over the world), so here I blog. The backyard is a flurry of activity…the bird feeder is entertaining doves, finches, bluejays, [...]

My friend Wade just sent me this email and it touched my heart. I wanted to share it here. I guess distance, and the fact I am not well traveled, has blinded me a bit to other people around the world. I used to think of them as a faceless group unimaginably far away…but after [...]

I feel good today. Really good. I know that’s an odd thing to say, but I’ve had so many days recently where I was down and out. Today is a pleasant surprise. Below: Randy and Jeff discuss the wonders of Nature yesterday evening I love being off work and spending time with my husband, my [...]

You know it’s gonna be an interesting day when you open the paper (this is the online version, of course) and one of the headlines reads: Heavy weather headed our way. Uh-oh. THAT can’t be good. :no: We’ve decided to carpool in The Guv today. Poor Buick. I hope he doesn’t get beat to death [...]

It started so innocently, years ago. After dinner with friends one evening. Was it peer pressure? Or was I just trying to be cool? Everyone was doing it…I had to do it too. “I’d like a cappuccino, please,” I asked the server with confidence, as though I’d done it all my life. A frothy, aromatic [...]