It is not glands or tenor of voice or fire in the eye as she first thought. In middle years she learned it was not what was funny ...

It is happening. Slowly the simpleness levels you. Smooths out all the interesting edges, Grays down the highlights, Fades the lowligh...

Since we got this bird theme going I will continue in that vein.  This is where I am on certain days, the catbird seat.  Days that I visi...

 A note from our rescue lady: "Update on the Cedar Wax Wing:  with several weeks of small cage rest the bird started flying from si...

My life is too short to worry about the views of others and the choices made by my adult children and minds that cannot be changed.  Anyw...

The sunrise kissed the icy edge of the river pink. It glowed with a virginal blush. But it did not warm or even embarrass anything. ...

It seems so strange to wake to a quiet and still winter morning. Somewhere down the road the workers are catching buses or driving ...

Having an injured bird is somewhat like having a baby in the house.  It is a continual distraction, because even if the baby is napping,...

It is easy to see in the above photo why I call him Zorro. I let him sleep in and didn't bring him out into the living room until...

We had ventured outside to replenish the food pantry, although in reality, we had enough food to last months.  Our excuse was that I ...

This past week the days were filled with 30 mile per hour winds and temperatures that did not go above 30 F for very long.  (It seems t...

For those who celebrate this season of peace and love and understanding...you know the drill.   Brave the cold winds and bring in all t...

(This is a brief movie review and if you hate those you probably do not want to read this post.) Spent a holiday afternoon watching ...

I thought that we had gotten all the decorations tucked away into their respective and carefully labeled boxes. We had braved the col...

Being retired means, for most people, that everyday is Saturday or Sunday.  Baring economic hardship, you can pretty much do what you w...

Looking back over time, for some of us, this year was an arduous mountain to climb with no promise of a better view at the top.  We wer...

The best time of the day for me is when I get up around 6:00 AM. The house is very quiet since hubby sleeps in until 7:30 or 8:00.  The ho...

No matter how you feel about this current conflict, please keep all the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in your thoughts this holida...

This past year my blog readers have been more than generous with their comments.  I am told by REALLY good writers that they enjoy what I ...

Lessons from a Windows 7 user (I know, I know...I promised>): The version of Freecell that comes with my PC  has lovelier graphics but ...