Well, I did not lose electricity and am feeling very happy about that.  At least one large tree down in the front yard out by the drive wa...

Sitting here in the early morning dark listening to the rain and wind gusts outside move ominously around my house.  It is very different fr...

As I write this, Hurricane Sandy is just off shore from the north part of the state of Florida.  We are getting scary reports about how this...

It is such a gamble when you agree to meet-up with a blogger that you have never met but have followed for several years.  You may know m...

The world is a better place due to wineries and I am looking forward to the day when they are available on all country trips...well, at l...

 Dear Diary, We are putting miles on the new car.  Hubby was beside himself with planning for a road trip.  We seem to be moving into ...

1.  Hubby and I were watching the "Barefoot Contessa" which is a cooking show in the United States.  I have not decided that ...

Do you remember one of your first times?  Probably only the very first?  You look a little confused by that statement.  Let me explain. Ye...

I am in the process of buying a car and want to warn others who might be entering this dark period in your life.  Make sure your health is a...

I am sitting here in my bed with laptop at hand.  Hubby is waiting for the United States Presidential debates to start in just minutes.  I c...

It is true that it is has been a longer gap than usual for posting.  I  have been waiting for some profound thought to give me stimulus for ...

The island of Aruba is hot, hot, hot.  And I do not say that because of the effect of the voluptuous body below in the string bikini.  (I th...

What a busy vacation!  One whole week of beaching, snorkeling, eating at fancy and not-so-fancy restaurants, hiking, touring, going to festi...

We have certainly had the luxury of travel often in our retirement, and my son, on this recent trip with him and his future wife, pointed ou...

Tabor is back but not quite ready for prime time blogging.

When the hurricane crossed all those Haitians who are still living in tents 2.5 years later after donations of over a billion dollars from ...

The smooth face of a butter-cream surf-sanded shell The marvelous smooth pre-kissed cheek of a grandchild The starfish shaped prints in ...

Here is another sculpture from that sculpture garden that I visited with my grandson earlier in the month.  This garden was created as a l...

I had taken a short class on food safety a month ago which I had mentioned in a comment and one of my blog readers who was recovering from a...

I am mourning the demise of this group. ..as should each and every one of you in this country.  They accomplished much during their tenure, ...