Our summer weather (not climate) has been unusually pleasant.  Hot but not hotter than hell, humid but not a sauna, and as a result we ha...

The "photo-painting" above is deceptive in the story you think it tells.  Maybe this boat rarely gets a chance to raise its...

Writer's block or blogger's block is not something I panic about.  I know that I will write about something eventually because it is...

I have looked and looked and I've got nothin'.  Hang in there until I get back to you.  Thanks.

I have been trying to post something about a book I am reading, a minor controversial book, but a book which is important to us all and ...

I am fortunate in that my husband likes to cook.  He is very good at making sure a steak or piece of fish is not overcooked...both of which ...

I do not know how this happened.  I really do NOT, except for a fear that I would lose my precious data or lose my connection with the virtu...

So thankful to all the policemen and policewomen and firefighters and medics that gave up their holiday yesterday to keep us all safer. Ju...

On the restroom wall at the Newseum in Washington, DC. My world grows even smaller in this little county of mine on a daily basis.  So...

Some people who read this blog may remember that last year I was looking for a new doctor. I had a good doctor but I felt he had social...

During the summer months I am involved in master gardener projects. One project could involve several hours 4 days a week, but I have decid...

10:00 PM on Tuesday evening the 23rd and I am off to bed! 11:00 PM and for a half hour after thunder and lightning that raises the bed! 2:...

 Living in "good-old-boy" country means that things get done on a time warp.  It is not like the living in the city or suburbs whe...

The five-year-old is coming to visit all week, next week.  My husband will  be here the first two days of that week, and then he is off ...

I cannot in all good conscience leave France without some broader more traditional less contextual examples of what wonderful things can be ...

(First, Hattie asked a while back if all the photos from my French trip were mine and they are!   I am a little flattered.  As a copyright f...

Before I travel I tend to collect a few books of fiction and non-fiction on the place I am going to visit.  I involve myself in the idiomati...

The next few posts are about the people.   Without that ingredient, travel becomes solid food without wine or dessert.  The first group of p...

Enough about Paris!  After all, I did cruise on not only one but three rivers during this two week trip.  The weather cooperated nicely.  A ...