Entertainment… Very Inspiring 19 Mar 201219 Mar 2012 Dianna at These Days of Mine is well known for her lovely pictures of sunrises, sunsets, barns and swans. She is indeed a very inspiring blogger and shared this award…
Civility… Candle Lighter Award 29 Dec 201130 Dec 2011 Arindam has presented me with the Candle Lighter Award and there doesn't appear to be specific rules or obligations other than the recognition of others whose blogs uplift and bring…
Entertainment… Christmas Presence 20 Dec 201120 Dec 2011 Last ChristmasDid you hear the giant exhalation of breath? If you did and wondered where it came from, it was from me. You see, last Wednesday I panicked. Suddenly realizing…
Civility… Weekend for Awards and the Versatile Blogger 5 Dec 2011 This has been a great weekend for catching up with not only my blog, but those of others whose writing style and/or photography I admire. If you have been following…
Civility… 7 x 7 Awards Go To… 3 Dec 20113 Dec 2011 On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7x7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the…
Uncategorized Is Peace Possible? 5 Jul 20115 Jul 2011 There was a moment this morning when I thought peace had arrived at home. The inter-species kind between my old dog and new cat. Not exactly new in terms of…
Entertainment… Who’s your neighbor? 3 Jun 20113 Jun 2011 As is the inevitable truth about everything in life, who you consider to be your neighbor is completely conditional. It depends on where you are first and foremost. If you…
Entertainment… ‘The Sound of Music’ 26 Apr 201126 Apr 2011 There is one person in my life for whom the movie 'The Sound of Music' will forever be conjoined in my mind and heart. My father's sister and the aunt…
family… How Do We Learn To Trust Again? 9 Apr 20119 Apr 2011 Many of us claim to be skeptical, trusting little. Yet I find this isn't true at all. I think the majority of us trust constantly, even if we know better…
family… Stormy Relationships 6 Apr 20116 Apr 2011 We can see the damage caused by yesterday's early morning storms. Perhaps we can't put everything back together in the exact way it was prior to the wind, hail, rain,…