Today is the day my daughter-in-law is having a BBQ for about 80 people to celebrate the fact that they have a large back yard.  In the city...

I have "met" so many bloggers over the years.  Some are very open and sharing and I learn far more about their lives/loves th...

Exhausted and just halfway through my company/social life marathon.  It will finally come to an end when granddaughter, the last house gu...

While listening to a discussion about voting on the radio my 10-year-old grandson said he knew about the poling tax history and voting t...

Changes in scenery are usually a good challenge.  This time was for two nights in an 1800's old B&B.  It was once a ship builder...

These are the last three days with the 10-year-old who has been an exhausting pleasure to have.  But as my brain no longer works as fas...

This past weekend was one with house full of kids, and young adults, and boating, and picnicking, and watching the grands in the Sparta...

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...