political… Where Will the Next Riots Appear? 10 Aug 201110 Aug 2011 Last year the unrest among the youth was in Paris. This year it is London. Where will the next displays of unhappiness appear? Will it be Chicago? New York? Or…
Entertainment… Storing Memories 9 Aug 20119 Aug 2011 When my son was small he had an obsession with throwing things in the trash - car keys, remote controls, cordless phone. In return, I developed the habit of storing…
home Refinishing My Floors 8 Aug 20118 Aug 2011 If you have hardwood floors with rugs scattered here and there, have you taken the rugs up lately? We usually have ours cleaned once a year and after many, many…
Uncategorized It’s Off to School 7 Aug 20117 Aug 2011 Our seven year old got new shoes last weekend and is leaving for school today. What kind of school starts on Sunday, you ask? Horse training school! Yes, our seven…
Uncategorized Anniversary of Atomic Bomb 6 Aug 2011 On August 6, 1945 our world changed. The world's first atomic bomb used as warfare was dropped from a B-29 bomber on Hiroshima, Japan. A subsequent bombing of Nagasaki, Japan…
Uncategorized Ole Blue Eyes 5 Aug 20115 Aug 2011 The family of horses is growing on our little mountain. We still have only one - the Chocolate Rocky Mountain named Choco Rainey - but he is in the pasture…
Uncategorized Mercury is Retrograde 4 Aug 20114 Aug 2011 The planet Mercury has been described as both wise communicator and playful trickster, stirring up snafus in communications, mail, travel and the internet. It went retrograde yesterday morning and someone…
family… How Great the Sadness 3 Aug 20113 Aug 2011 A cousin recently lost the youngest of her two sons in a tragic water sport accident. He was only nineteen years old. We grieved and prayed and did what we…
Uncategorized The Orchid Lives 2 Aug 20112 Aug 2011 My husband gave me an orchid for Valentine's Day this year - and I haven't killed it yet! I feared it had a short life ahead of it. I have…
home Energy Saving Curtains 1 Aug 20111 Aug 2011 We moved into our house in the middle of winter several years ago, and the light from all of the windows was so terrific that I decided to leave them…