gardening… Almost a Bad Mistake 19 Sep 201119 Sep 2011 I had such good luck with the orchid my husband gave me for Valentine's Day, that he gave me another one for my birthday. I have been so proud of…
family… There Was Another Brother… 18 Sep 201118 Sep 2011 I have spent most of the weekend with family. Normally this is a good thing, and even in sorrow, we support each other. But this was more than the funeral…
Civility… Our Local Stupid Criminal Story 16 Sep 201116 Sep 2011 Early one morning this week, one of our neighbors was awakened by a loud pounding at their front door. Someone they didn't know was standing there and concerned that it…
Entertainment… A Different Kind of Sunset 15 Sep 201115 Sep 2011 Marvelous Sunset in Big Sky CountryWhenever I meet someone who has been lucky enough to see the Great American West, they usually respond with a comment about the sunsets followed…
Entertainment… How To Celebrate The Last Forty-Something Birthday 14 Sep 201114 Sep 2011 When I hit thirty, I was almost relieved as I had mourned my twenties for the entirety of my twenty-ninth year. Hitting forty was nothing traumatic so thirty-nine slid by…
Entertainment… Tonight’s Harvest Moon 12 Sep 201112 Sep 2011 Wikipedia describes the harvest moon as the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox which is on September 23rd this year, making tonight's full moon the Harvest Moon!…
Civility… A Big French Kiss 12 Sep 201112 Sep 2011 Uncle Dwight has written 'me' above his head.Yesterday, on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11/2001 attacks, I received several heart felt words of sympathy and good thoughts from friends, acquaintances,…
political… September 11 – Site and Hindsight 11 Sep 2011 My friend Paula and I in front of the site in 2007Today marks the tenth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Events in remembrance are planned, television…
Entertainment… Some Neat People We Met Along the Way 11 Sep 201111 Sep 2011 I'm a friendly person and so is my husband. We meet new people easily. And we often think about those we have met in far away places who we may…
Entertainment… Amana Colonies in Iowa 9 Sep 201110 Sep 2011 One of the conditions when I agreed to the road trip was that we not miss what was right in front of us in an all out rush to…