Do you love sparkles on lakes, rainbows on bubbles, the rustle of leaves on a tree… Did you know the absence of all color is white and...

Rustling leaves, spectacular colors, warm days (most years) and cooling nights; rain or dry, autumn is a bit magical. Unseasonably warm...

You can feel it rise from the pit of your stomach – or is it the pit of your soul? You can’t help it; suddenly the floodgates burst, and...

When I was in high school, one of the cool things to do was to patch your jeans – whether there were holes to fix or not. One of the two...

And then there is my mother’s family– (Last week was my bunch.) As both our parents were highly intelligent, we are all brilliant (if I...

For our anniversary, one of my sisters gave my husband and I a plaque that says “We are one CRAZY happy FAMILY.” She clearly gets us. Our...

My husband likes to google stuff. Some is intentional searching and some of it is just random. Something looks interesting, so he dives...

There are different kinds of tiptoeing. The first most logical one is physically walking on tiptoe to make as little noise as possible....

Tiptoe through life      Afraid of what’s next? I sit on a rock and time passes…      The hard surface reminds me of some people’s...

I dreamt off and on one night about writing a blog and, mostly, about my black beads. The necklace is long, heavy, and shiny with two...

We are strong. We are amazing. We can overcome. Many of us are excited about what can come out of a new season of political shifts. Many...

Remember that perfectly painted portrait I’ve told you about that hung in the house I lived in during my early years? The eyes followed...

Did you ever go to dump a vitamin in your hand and come up with an empty capsule? It has happened to me a few times. The first time, I...

Babies and children are amazing. The rapid pace they learn at, the natural tendencies that start so young like smiling, laughing, and...

I was dreaming one night and, of course, when I woke up, I couldn’t remember all the dream, but the last part stood out, so hopefully I...

If you were raised in the 60’s or 70’s you may be aware of who created the peace symbol and why. As it was never copyrighted on purpose...

There’s a magic to Spring that is in no other season. It’s the new life that comes out of death. The Earth turns, the rains come, and the...

Sometimes as an “elder” it is hard to watch our young people make some of the mistakes we made growing up. It’s so easy to give them...

A breath of fresh air – inhale deeply.      Soul food.   Sunshine on my arm     Warmth, comfort.   Closed up in an elevator     No where...

Do you ever think about the people who have lived before you? Ancestors, icons, or just ordinary, random people? When we redid the...