Civility… Z for Zinfandel 30 Apr 2012 It is finished. The last challenge letter is 'z' and I am toasting it appropriately with my favorite Zinfandel. Zinfandel was not a wine that I appreciated until I found…
Entertainment… Yellowstone’s Amazing Sites and History 28 Apr 2012 A pair of moose were our official greeters to Yellowstone National Park upon our arrival. I thought it fitting that they should be yours as well. What followed though, seemed…
Entertainment… X is for what? 26 Apr 201226 Apr 2012 Ah, we have known this day was coming. I have dreaded it since I signed up for the blog challenge nearly two months ago. Some of you have commented on…
Civility… W is for Windmill 26 Apr 201226 Apr 2012 When my husband and I traveled West this past summer, we began to see flat bed rigs hauling long narrow wings - so they appeared. They were too narrow to…
Entertainment… V is for View 25 Apr 201225 Apr 2012 V is for views - all kinds - all places. From the Missouri River Valley to the Badlands of South Dakota, the top of the Rockies, to Paris, France, and…
Civility… U is for Unrest 24 Apr 201224 Apr 2012 Weren't we playing nicely just a few minutes ago? These two run and play and suddenly it's ears back and back up. What gives? That's like life isn't it? We're…
Entertainment… T is for Tipi 23 Apr 201223 Apr 2012 I've been amazed by the tipis (or teepees) I've seen lately. Ralph Lauren has some on his property that are like the Taj Mahal of tipis. What is so alluring…
self-help S is for Steam 21 Apr 201221 Apr 2012 Even Mother Earth needs to let off steam from time to time. The trick is to have enough space around you that you don't burn the people who are closest…
self-help… R is for Ripples 20 Apr 201220 Apr 2012 It starts out imperceptibly small, the tiniest of lifts in the water. Suddenly, it fans out and out, rippling forward until it breaks against the land. This ripple effect reminds…
Entertainment… Quotes for Writing and Life 19 Apr 201219 Apr 2012 I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it…