I can see the grass in my backyard today.  It seems the sun has decided to come out and grace the world with it’s presence.  This makes me immeasurable happy. I found this poem, or rather a collection of wise quotes, that made me happy when I rea...

"I must take issue with the term 'a mere child', for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely more preferably to that of a mere adult."  ~Fran Lebowitz~ Do any of you out there in blog-land have teenagers...

Have you ever seen those cars that fly down the road, you know the ones, that are piled high with snow?  This morning,  I gingerly walked through the slush, taking care not to get my pink and red striped pajama pants wet, and hopped in the car. I w...

'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come.  ~Lord Byron Valentine’s Day has become so commercial.  All the commercials about diamonds they throw at you are sometimes cringe-worthy.  Buy this diamond ...

I'm tired of everything that's in my cupboard. When I go to the store, I mindlessly browse the aisles and put the same things in my cart -- every time. I'm in a rut. Some days when it comes time to decide what's for supper, my mind just goes blank. I...

I’m surrounded by stacks of magazines.  Silently, they have crept up on me and are taking over my home.  I have stacks on the floor, piles on my side table and beside my husband’s recliner.  I love magazines.   There’s nothing like sitting...

Today I feel like doing absolutely nothing.  My mind is blank, and that’s not good when I need to be typing up this blog.  So, in honor of this blank feeling, I will elaborate on what I do on days like this, and how I get done what needs to get d...

I have piles of junk.  Hence, the wordplay on the word junk.  I need something fresh and new to describe it.  Yesterday I decided to go take some pictures of the shelves in my basement.  My husband has many words to describe the beauty of these s...

I sent my daughter back to college yesterday in a sea of snow.  The plane barreled down the runway and disappeared in a cloud of white blurriness --- it’s definitely where faith is tested.  I’ve learned not to hang on too tightly.  There were ...

2010 – another decade down.  I somehow can’t believe that time is flying by so quickly.  This week between Christmas and New Years, for us, has been a nesting time.  When I got home from our Christmas Eve party I didn’t step out of the house...