Above is the completed new patio with the teak gazebo (turned into an arbor) donated by our neighbors.  This was taken before the solar ligh...

The world goes around. The seasons change. I am fully aware this will continue even when I die and after I die.  There is nothing spec...

I was trying to create a mental image of what is happening in my little world.  The Corona pandemic has put us in boxes. Some are big boxes ...

My husband seems to find an excuse to run an errand at least once a day.  Home confinement drives him crazy as he is a people person.  I am ...

Where?  Here: fighting insomnia with a half pill of an over-the-counter sleep aid, dreaming deep complex dreams ( not necessarily bad dreams...

In line with everything else that is unpredictable this year, our garden has been sporadic in its production. We got many sweet peas to...

Have a safe and meaningful Fourth of July to my American readers.  (Happy Independence Day to Canadians)  May we all learn to accept o...

The world continues to turn while I stand still. It can be suffocating as this virus which is up against an anti-scientist leadership, i...

I was so busy, I only had time for few photos and one follow-up on our Blue Crab feast for Father's Day. I was determined that this...

Happy Father's Day to those of you have have children, stepchildren or socially adopted children. For those of you who have lost a ch...

Four weeks and a lot can happen when you hunker down.  As we drove through the more populated town to the north of us on our way to visit fa...

Are you tired of reading about the Pandemic?  I am yet I still click on every new link that wants to teach me how to protect myself.  I real...

"The more we can be in a relationship with those who might seem strange to us, the more we can feel like we're neighbors and all me...

I am exhausted today.  I am angry today.  I am bewildered, and it has nothing to do with what you are reading in the news!  I did not want w...

Those of you who use WordPress or another interface to Blogger may find this post neither here, there or anywhere.  Blogger has developed a ...

With so much time on my hands these days I  go through books faster than usual.   I had read the book "Time and Again" by Jack F...

Since the "visit of the virus" there have been some unexpected changes: 1. My son and daughter-in-law have met dozens of people...

We are still on an upward curve in terms of infections and deaths, but our Governor is slowly and not so carefully opening the state back ...

Something I read today: "What weight do we apportion the fact of life versus quality of life? At what point of psychological and...