Still sitting here waiting for the departure of this cold.  It is a moving target.  Fever and scratchy throat and malaise have given way to ...

There is a hedonistic side of me that emerges more as I age.  I guiltily like being able to be lazy when I have justification.  For th...

I will be sharing Thanksgiving away from home and with my son's future in-laws whom I have only met twice.  It will be a long drive ...

I did not grow up in a family that listened to music, either at home or on the radio.  I never heard my father or mother sing that I can rem...

So sorry for the prior post and I wish to formally apologize.  I just felt my head was going to explode.  These past few months have bee...

I doubt it is just me, but I have suddenly been hit with spam comments on a daily basis to both of my blogs.  I have my blog set up where I ...

It was the end of a long day in the garden for hubby as he put his beds to sleep for winter and a long day for me going through all of my of...

The results of this election have not really changed the egg shell mood of this country.  Deeply conservative people are angry and terrified...

This is a new day folks. Please make a resolution to find and focus on Common Ground. WE agree far more than we disagree in spite of what...

One of the most important and powerful things in my life as I age is that file of shared memories I keep nearby and open at the oddest m...

As those of us who are intelligent understand, this type of weather is the new normal.  We have had 7 national weather disasters this year...

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...