My favorite bag to travel with is a diaper bag. You must know my children are college age. Yes, I can be a #minimalist and believe in reusing and recycling. So, here’s the story. About 20 years ago at our baby shower, we received our diaper bag that was neutral and solid in color. No …
We all want to live by, or at least visit the water. It’s there most of us find peace and healing. I can go so far as saying I want to be like water. For me, that is let life flow and go with the current. What is our attraction to water? Let’s think about …
Fellow travelers, it may be safe to search top travel destinations once again. Kids are sorta back at school, and this week’s news reported that a record number of people flew over Labor Day Weekend since the pandemic began. Maybe it means more people are having faith over fear, or more people are just getting …
Why do you write? What inspires you to write? Inspiration comes in many forms, and I know you fellow writers are out there! 😍 Is it a place? Is it a time of day? Is it a feeling? Is it a memory? Is it life experience? Is it a yearning to understand? Is it a …
Dog Days of Summer. We often hear this phrase referring to the month of August. It’s when the days are hot and a person feels lazy like a dog. What you may not know is it dates back to the Greeks and the Romans when the dog star, Sirius, rose in the sky. Dog days …
Covid life. So many things to miss, but there’s one big thing for me. First things first. My close friends and family are healthy. They’re good about staying home and keeping small circles, so we get together often to commiserate together. So I still get to see and love my special people. ❤️ Second, we’re …
I meander along a quiet path outlined in hostas and flowering perennials. A graceful bend leads me to a patio with a welcoming table for six. Two red chairs pop in the corner, begging for cozy conversation. Just small pops of painted color bringing the human element to this natural sanctuary. A birdsong invites me …
It’s a question we ask ourselves and our friends often these days. For me, it can be difficult. It’s a full house. Writing is not easy with a constant hum of four dogs, house projects, the neighbors’ yard work, and a house full of teens. Homemade TikToks. Creative tie dye designs and art canvases. Cans …
A turtle dug deep in the landscape of our front yard one recent morning. She pushed her head in the mulch and dirt with her tail end up. She maneuvered until she found just the right places to bury her eggs. This is the second turtle that has come to stay with us. The first …
Today is June 1, the first day of meteorological summer! For most of us, summer kicks off with Memorial Day weekend. Yet the actual calendar says we must wait until June 20, the first day of astrological summer. For me, the beginning of summer is a feeling. It can be early spring when the first …
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