Some days were are very very rich. Take this dinner we had down at the house just before we left to come back to the city. THE MENU Fresh ...

Why installing gutters makes me depressed. No, it is NOT the cost. We had gutter covers installed on the gutters of our new house over the...

1. There was a news special this week called "Hotties on the Hill." Yeah, it was all about the beautiful people that work in t...

I lived in Texas for a few years and was able to see what fields of bluebonnets looked like. They are breathtaking and worth a visit if yo...

1) The absolutely best meetings take place in rooms with high ceilings and high windows where the sun hits your shoulders...like in church...

The morning’s warm humid caress Falls upon the child’s perfect arm. The spicy smell of a vine’s blossoms Halts all but our soft intake of b...

My 4th was spent in an historic small town. If you look at the sign below you will see that these people are straightforward and honest. A...

Fourth of July (U.S. Independence Day) is good time to think about those with vision who helped build this country on principles, that whil...

The images set by television are so insidious in their effect on how we view ourselves and decide what is beautiful and what is not. Certa...

Waves of heat fry the brain Drops of sweat fall like rain Pulsing in and pushing out Mother weather shows her clout Humid air and growing we...

I can remember a long time ago when the start of summer meant sleeping late and then moving to the hammock outside on the lawn, still in m...

Stole this blog title from an article I was reading in the local village voice this past weekend. The article I read in addtion to "...

Here is something that may be of interest to those of you who find birdwatching more than a past time. The Birdwatcher's Guide to Globa...

1) I still can't get the image out of my mind of hitting a brick wall and facing lots of unending silence when I retire. I am so bu...

Look at this shirt in the photo above. It looks pretty pathetic and used doesn't it? Looks like it has quite a history---maybe it was...

I had another one of those awful days at the office. People coming to complain about stuff I have no control over. Other people defending...

What does Johnny Depp have to do with my grandson? Well, pay attention and I will draw the lines. Hubby has been on travel for quite a wh...

This may be a little graphic for some of you. Those of you who have reached that time in your life where nothing shocks may get a chuckle...

I have always been addicted to flowers. I love planting bloomers and I love putting out those plants that provide something I can cut to...

I promised Sonia at Leaves of Grass that I would post my books. They are a little sparse compared to her other friends photos, but I have...