Imagine that when you get up in the morning the ceiling to your abode looks about 1/4 inch lower. You do not notice it at first, but so...

My breath that is...I am just trying to catch... my...breath.  I was looking forward to a break after the holidays, maybe daily bubble baths...

    2024 arrived here with several days of heavy rain and winds. Cities to the north are flooded, but they lie close to the Bay and usually...

Finally, the tail end of the long winter celebration is almost done. I have my son and DIL and their little girl coming down this evening. ...

I am amazed every holiday season, but perhaps this one more than others, at how fast time is moving and how my days are truly numbered.  Ag...

In the United States, we have the beginning of the 'holiday season' which means some families can panic even more about their bu...

The onset of dementia in someone you love is very much like a mosquito that you think has moved on. It gets bothering to the point of y...

I visited the dentist a few days ago.  I had a chipped crown and was not looking forward to the replacement.  As I waited in the chair, I fo...

I may not comment on your blog, but that does not mean I did not read it, think about and sometimes attempt to comment. I have noticed tha...

Here is Part II of our short morning paddle down the river and back into a little gunk hole.  Our little finger of the river takes less than...

This canoe trip was taken up our bend in the river on October 5. The leaves had not changed to that beautiful fall by then but were jus...

Below are photos of my Black Haw or Viburnum as it turns color this fall. It is a shrub that gets about six feet high and five or six f...

Sunsets are nearer my side of the river just at dinner now. Who cares if dinner gets cold? On the other side of things, the days shorten qui...