Florida has over 1300 miles of coastline with beaches and a semi-tropical to tropical climate.  This is the draw for much of America and the...

What had possessed us to stay in this area?  It was a coupon for a free week, of course.  We had spent money on a wedding and other things t...

  There were three of them, two men one younger and one older and a young woman.  Two did not want to be there; they were never big on sy...

So, tell me...what do you think about travel?  Something to look forward to?  Something to be endured?  Something to be avoided?  What about...

Last month in between bouts of cold weather, we took two of our loved ones and headed out to the nearby "beach".  It is not on the...

I saw the second installment of  a movie, The Hunger Games, over the holidays.  I had read the book trilogy a few years ago, and wondered wh...

A series of pre-holiday incidents that made me think and wonder when I will get it right: In early December, when we were setting up our C...

My house is clean, my decorations packed away, my refrigerator and freezer being slowly emptied over the weeks ahead to use up all the ...

With all of life's struggles and challenges, there are always a few things in life one finds restorative.  A few things that give the ho...

As most of my readers know, I am not a religious person.  I could write that I am an agnostic, but I am not a person who spends energies ...

Take four minutes from your craziness today and go here .  I never get tired of these and they always bring a tear to my eye.  As many times...

I have been alone for several days while my better half is on travel to Florida where the temperature, according to him, is not much warme...

Pushing the pause button this week. I am recovering from Thanksgiving, babysitting, and going forward with holiday shopping.  While I find b...

I sometimes watch my adult children and wonder what genetic mix has created them with their energies, self-confidence, optimism, forgiveness...

Not too many years ago, with the help of Oprah Winfrey, Americans rediscovered thankfulness.  They read books, took seminars and started ...

It was a crazy Sunday in the supermarket the weekend before Thanksgiving.  I have been notified that I may very well be on jury duty on the ...

Yes, that is the way I take it.  I like my coffee strong but I also buffer that with lots of cream and a good teaspoon of sugar.  What you d...

If you have done any reading in the news lately you may have seen an article where scientists have taken those memory geniuses...the one...

Someone, sweet blogger, asked where I was.  Such a sweet gesture which also makes me feel guilty for not writing in a while.  I haven't ...

I sincerely believe that anyone who has a passion for living also has an addiction or two or three.  Some compelling desire that follows he/...