I spent a small fortune to have a dozen video (VHS) tapes converted digitally for preservation this past month.  (HA! Like converting them ...

Over 30 years ago, and I have written about this before, I used to send out research articles to agriculture scientists on "greenhouse...

Awfully busy but also spending time with my camera outdoors instead of blogging or reading your blogs. I will be back sooner rather than la...

(Background to the text messaging below.  S is a former colleague where I worked prior to retirement.  We are not super close, but last year...

I am the old lady with the wind-blown gray-white (fuzzy) hair standing on her deck in that soft spring sunshine and seeing the first bumble...

How appropriate that Linda Letters got 110% on my guessing game in the prior post! She is in sync and a very detail person! Do not go visit...

Life this week has been non-stop and I am so tired. Guess what this photo below is all about and guess if I ever refer to them.  (I am so r...

I have finally made it up to the top shelves and the deep, dark and dusty shelves of my kitchen.  After throwing out plastic plates and ...

Posted a photo of this table on FB as a "giveaway" although many might have thought I was wanting to sell it as I did not specify...

I will begin the post with something I stole from my son's house. I actually asked him if he or his wife used it and he said no. I asked...

The lady that likes to hibernate is being forced into the usual crazy spring schedule: weekends doing a scheduled weekend of grandchild si...

The first "harbingers" of spring are the rewards for the work you do in November and December, and this work is drying bulbs, dus...

This is going to be a very difficult week ahead for me. Without going into the details it involves a loved one and a test for the famil...

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...