Hubby woke up in the middle of the night with the worst intestinal pain ever. At first we thought it was the curried shrimp I had made fo...

(Click on photo for larger view) If you read my other blog , as I am sure many people cannot resist doing in their free time, you will notic...

While I am not a style maven and many people who know me will agree, I do think the praise over Michelle Obama's inaugural wardrobe is a...

Retirement has been a wonderful gift for which I am daily thankful. I have good health and reasonable economic security, neither of which...

The recent time spent with my grandchildren helps me keep my perspective as I age. When the first grandchild was born, my daughter asked wha...

When this little gal was born all her elders played that familiar guessing game of who she took after. Many of us agreed that she looked v...

The past few days have been an exciting lead up to one of the most important days in the history of our nation. The BBC is setting aside...

Years ago, when I was living in Indonesia, I spent much time discovering many wonderful temples and architectural wonders in this exotic cou...

These photos are somewhat degraded as I resized for the blog, but I am having so much fun today with Paint Shop Pro. I have used this softw...

Mother Nature never throws anything away. She always recycles. But, we live in a culture where it is considered good for our society to ...

I got this in the mail the other day. It does not mean I am important because anyone who contributed to Obama's campaign probably got o...

Nothing like following up a post about losing weight with a post about food. But I actually used a Good Housekeeping recipe (instead of put...

It is pretentious for me to hit my sixties and say that I do not care how I look. I have drawers full of cosmetics and face creams and hai...

Honoring my ongoing promise to myself to be more 'in the moment', I fixed a dinner of rosemary lamb chops, garlic and curry roast po...

"Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee, And was the safeguard of the West." Author: William Wordsworth The husband has found ...

The danger of changing ones blog is like the danger of changing the furniture placement in your house. If your family has been away for a...

Looking back is not something I enjoy doing as the road back is longer than it used to be and the scenery starts to blur as I squint to tha...

The restaurant she had selected was a high-end seafood chain located in the Galleria near the more expensive stores. She had hoped that the ...

Val was so kind to comment on the post below. In answer, my days were filled with a visit to the Botanical Gardens in Washington, D.C. wh...

Been just a little busy and except for the first photo you can see I have been away from the house. The arrow in the first photo is to illu...