Slice of Life Tuesday: Preparing for an Empty Nest
Later this week, exactly 26 years, 4 months, and 24 days after we first became parents, my husband and I will have an empty nest! Our youngest of three boys,…
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Later this week, exactly 26 years, 4 months, and 24 days after we first became parents, my husband and I will have an empty nest! Our youngest of three boys,…
Last night, after watching two football teams I like play poorly and listen to the sports announcers trash both, I decided there are things I need to ignore for a…
I cannot recall a time I wrote about politics, but as I started my day today, a poem about just that started forming in my mind. I finished it and…
Some of my faithful readers are aware that I recently travelled to New York State to see my aging parents. They are 83 and 84. We got home, after a…
My son, who is 19, is an artist. He’s done well this year, ramping up his social media presence (in a good way) and selling his artwork. The orders for…
I’d like to challenge you to sit and really think about my post today. We are ten months into a global pandemic. How has it changed your life? How has…
Today, I saw something that made me smile. It was actually two people, separated by about five minutes and two roads, performing similar tasks. I accompanied my husband to drop…
Who did I work with when I managed school gardens and taught after school garden clubs consisting of second through fifth grade students? Did I work alone? No, absolutely not!…