Today is another 'free' day for me. I actually think if my retirement comes about like this I will love it and be able to adjust. Ea...

Took a trip after dinner on Sunday. It was still warm here, but cooling breezes came across the water and we got a break as the sun began to...

(Finally got a chance to post this during a late lunch. ) I Don’t Have the Stomach for it Anymore A few weeks ago I was surfing televi...

The sweet M-I-L of my daughter joined us on a beach outing a few weekends ago. She is a deeply religious Catholic and if all Catholics were ...

Discovered this exercise on Kenju's blog (which is a very good read by the way). I welcome any and all readers who have missed this to s...

I think I save too much. All the memories. Only three of these are active. There is a fourth now in Korea.

Here it is early on Saturday. I have an entire weekend to do what I want...or need to do being the Puritan Work-Ethic person. My hubby was...

As lover of books I have to admit that I haven't read a single Harry Potter book (apologies to Hedwig )! I have so many other books stil...

1. Total volume of music files on my computer: I downloaded some stuff a long time ago…can’t find it. So don’t really have any music on m...

There is news this morning that the Panda couple at the National Zoo appear to be future parents...at long last. These huge animals will ha...

I have a few dozen blogs that I try to read on a regular basis and share my limited-intelligent comments and unrequested advice. This past...

As much as I hate to admit it, something happens as your reach the ‘Golden Years’ in terms of getting a good night’s sleep. I have always ...

Several people who now know that we have broken ground on the lot are asking how the 'dream home' is coming. Being the exacting sou...

Here is the view we get from the dining area table. I think winter snow storms are going to be breathtaking.

The view from my 'living room' window five floors up. Nice. Doesn't seem like the city at all.

We have only a few boxes and things to sort. so we took the day off and went out in the boat. Hubby has waited 25 years to own such a boat, ...

A quiet cove for a nice lunch.

An osprey which we inadvertantly disturbed as we passed the boat marker.

I do not have internet or cable at the apartment, but I can write this in MSWord on my PC and then paste when I get to work tomorrow. It i...

I am busy packing today and took a short break to blog. Since I will be unplugging the computer tonight and unable to get internet access un...