I got my "Words for Wednesday" prompt from M essymimi who got them from the link provided on River at Drifting Through Life.  Th...

Aging is supposed to be something we accept with grace as the trade-off for living a longer life, and other than a few "dammit...

Sleep is a big deal in our society. Lack of sleep is also a big deal and has generated 1,000s of articles discussing causes, cures, temporar...

There are days, especially those short and gray and cold winter days, when I spend too much time on Facebook, reading and laughing at meme...

Some days there are flowers and some days they are forgotten. Today is a flower day. Happy Valentine's Day. Love someone toda...

When I was young and with toddlers I lived in Indonesia. I am sure I have mentioned this a few times before on this blog. I had a maid/wash...

There is an actress who used to be on a U.S soap opera.  Her name is Susan Lucci. I used to watch soap operas when I was stuck at home...

Cleaning and organizing photos is a great way to stumble upon fun memories. Back in July hubby and I went to Washington, D.C. to the Buildi...

My biggest cheerleader is my husband...this is both a good thing and a really bad thing. (Flattery will get you not very far with me becaus...

Hubby and fishing pals returned two days early from the great Everglades swamp. They caught some fish (didn't bring me any) saw alligat...

I firmly believe that we must exercise the brain as well as the body as we age. Being more honest, I have always loved being a student and ...

My husband has been on an almost two-week long trip. For those of you who are widowed, this may have less meaning to your understanding of ...

They said it was going to be a long and heavy snowstorm. I kept waiting on Saturday and nothing really was happening. It finally started at ...

Your hubby is out of town and returning the next morning. A friend of his is arriving tonight to spend the night before a trip they ar...

It is a new year and I thought those of us who hug trees, believe in the integrity of science and scientists, and need some good news ...

I do love to curl up on gray-pending-rain days, the kind of days that good authors use for great prose inspiration, the kind of days that ...

It is now the time of those in-between days. I am a bit too old for all that self-renewal stuff. Yes it is the coming of a new year and I wi...