For 35 years, Hubbs went to bed before me and woke up before me. We settled into a morning routine where he would rise at 5:30-6:00, shower, have breakfast, enjoying his alone time in the morning while I left him to it. On the way out, he would kiss me, acting as my alarm clock. […]
Oh, what a cruel day yesterday was! I was wearing short sleeves, getting too warm to wear a sweater. Driving on an errand, there were dozens of people walking for exercise, enjoying the weather. A warm breeze was blowing while the sun was shining… my ever “garden on my mind” started thinking spring. Only, instead
Today’s treasure?? BATTERIES! I noticed this morning that this clock needed batteries (beautiful clock but the real time was 10:26!) Since I always try to have some on hand, the need was quickly addressed. I realized, though, how wonderful it is to live in an age where batteries are available, easily accessible and affordable. This
I bought myself a box of treasures yesterday, at the Goodwill. (I was attracted to the box first as I love boxes. ) A lady whispered over to me, “Crayons,” but when I opened the box, it was so much more than crayons – colored pencils, markers, oil chalk (pastels??) and watercolors. Since I’ve been
I have created a monster! When we got our kitty cats, there were two. Mitzi was five and Max was three. Their story was that their first parent got Max as a kitten, so Max was the alpha cat. The only cat. He and his new mama were bonding beautifully. Shortly thereafter, the shelter called
The Son who’d been living with us for three years finally moved out in November. Well… moving out is a relative term since half his stuff is still in the basement. I’ve had this crazy idea of moving the rooms around, again, trying to fix a place to entertain friends for a meal by getting
Sahill Bloom was getting ready to turn thirty-two years old and wondered what kind of advice he would get from his older self to this younger self. So he set about to ask many eighty-year-olds what would they remind their younger selves to know. He made this list which I thought was a wonderful reminder
Today’s treasure is a treasure of a treasure! I’d posted a similar picture on my personal FB account, of the treasure of this worksheet from a now-defunct railroad, the C&EI. As a lover of old things, I’ve kept this piece of paper but didn’t know what to do with it. I made a real-time photo
This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it! – Ps. 118:24 Singing the hymn “There Shall Be Showers of Blessing”
The most exciting thing is happening today – I’m getting my teeth cleaned! Last year, the first week of March, I had my appointment for a teeth cleaning. This was the beginning of the covid scare, so when the dentist’s office called, seeming as if they really wanted me to cancel, I obliged. I thought