You know you have a lot of life experience when your worlds start to collide. This morning while scrolling through my social media feed, my eyes were drawn to an article on butterflies and how they survive rainstorms. Actually, it was the title and the graphic of the article that attracted me. It was on…
I do my share of complaining. I know I do. Some of it stems from just being human. But, some of it also stems from having an extreme sense of justice and belief in what is right and what is wrong. Over the last couple of years, I have complained privately to family and friends…
Recently, I have started to put myself out there again. I am attending meetings, giving my opinion, and circulating my thoughts to more than just the inside of my own head. To be honest, it’s somewhat scary. But, it is also invigorating. For a while now….maybe a couple of years, I have tried to keep…
Last night I went to a TEAM meeting at the school where I serve as Garden Club Advisor. TEAM is their version of the PTO association. I do not know and could not find what that acronym stands for. I went to the meeting to introduce myself to the parents and briefly explain what we…
Yesterday, I followed through on what I have been complaining about other people saying they were going to do but have not. I took action. I let someone, in a position of authority, know that I was not happy about a number of issues. I gave concrete, specific examples of things that all happened recently,…
This past weekend was Easter Sunday. As my husband was texting his sister (in New York State) and brother (in Pennsylvania), he looked up and asked me – “How long has it been now? When did the twins die?” Of course, I immediately knew what he was talking about. His brother and sister-in-law had twins…
Lately, I am recognizing my age as a “50-something” woman. It’s okay. My husband is recognizing his, right along with me. These are the things that make me/us think that we are getting old: This winter was long and cold. We started saying in January that we were ready for it to be over, already!…
It’s no secret that I have been stressed lately. Hopefully, after this weekend some of the stress will be alleviated. On Saturday I am a featured speaker at our local Spring into Gardening Conference, hosted by our Master Gardener Volunteer Association. It is an annual conference our group hosts, bringing in at least one well-known…
When I return to The Netherlands someday, I know where I am going. One place will be the tulip fields – I just have to time my trip right. And the other place will be a candy shop! Although I did visit a chocolate shop in the shopping district of The Hague during my trip…
Just over a year ago, my husband bought a 3D printer for our house. Really, it was bought for my 18-year-old who will graduate from HS in a few months. He’s our inventor, our experimenter, our dreamer. Over the course of the last year, he’s put the 3D printer to good use. He played with…