My husband and I moved to Maryland early in our marriage. He had obtained a research job at a Delaware hospital and I just finished my child health – pediatric nurse practitioner degree and was working at the esteemed Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. It was 1990. We enjoyed living outside one of the major…
Trees have always fascinated me. From childhood climbs to chestnut gatherings to planting hundreds as an adult, you could say I have affinity for these living, breathing magistrates of yards, forests, and parklands. When I think about trees of my youth, several species pop into my mind’s eye. The scotch pine in the yard I…
Over the course of the last year, I have lamented the lack of travel. I like to travel. Sometimes our trips are to exotic locations like Kauai or Bermuda or Banff, and sometimes they are to a less dramatic location but still one we desired to see. My husband and I have talked about when…
Lately, I’ve been giving my blogging life a lot of thought. I’ve been writing almost daily since February of 2017. It’s a lot of posts! I still enjoy it very much. I still gain followers on a regular basis. I still have ideas that stem my daily habit. Blogging has been good for me. There’s…
I’ve been meaning to clean out my files. However, it’s one of those jobs that keep getting put off. I have 16 years of curriculum, lessons, and grad school materials sitting in my filing cabinets. I have four cabinets in my home office and two more in the basement. Two of the four in my…
Lovely Loon In the middle of the night in early April, I heard you arrive. The darkness shrouded an ability to see So I did not look for you, my prize. But, I heard your cry. You announced your arrival boldly, without being shamed. Even the lateness of the hour could not be blamed for…
The following are my submissions to Jude’s Travel Talk Photo Challenge for Pink Buildings. I just know I have some houses from Bermuda that would work perfectly! I used to participate in photo challenges regularly but got out of the habit of doing it. Perhaps it’s time to start again! Just a fun fact: the…
We’ve never had a “normal” work week in our family. Years ago, thirty five to be exact, we were two young medical professionals. This meant shift work in all shapes and sizes. I worked primarily twelve hour nights Friday – Sunday which meant I had Monday – Friday off during the day for graduate school….