I’ve spent considerable time this morning making our Christmas cards. I’m not physically making them but digitally constructing them on Shutterfly. No, this is not an advertisement for Shutterfly. I use their site because I am used to it. Each year, in March, I make family calendars through their software. And, I occasionally order a…
Yesterday, I had a glass of store-bought apple cider. It was lackluster, watery, and devoid of the depth of flavor that can be in cider. I know this because we’ve made cider for many years, except this one. Our apple trees did not produce enough apples to even attempt the well-loved but time-consuming task of…
My post today is going to be short. I spent from 9-3:30 pm today at our land, putting erosion cloth down on the sloped edge of our new driveway. This driveway is version 1.3. I think I mentioned before that versions 1.1 and 1.2 failed and we got rid of the contractor who excavated the…
We did not see much wildlife in the national parks. Exceptions were elk grazing as we entered the Grand Canyon, causing a flurry of cars to pull off the road to watch these giants eat. While at the Grand Canyon we also saw Pinon Jaybirds and lots of ravens. A tarantula was spotted by the…
Primarily, my inspiration for creating jewelry or poetry comes from three places. Color, travel, and nature are my biggest influences when I create with beads or words. I have just recently returned from an 11 day trip to some of our National Parks, including Arches, the Grand Canyon, Saguaro, and the Petrified Forest. What better…
We are still on our national park tour of the Southwest. We’ve gone from Arches to the Grand Canyon to Sedona to Tucson so far. Today, we travel to the Petrified Forest National Park, completing the three parks that are in Arizona. The last two days have been spent exploring Saguaro National Park, outside of…
I have always been interested in being published. This interest has permeated every career that I pursued and possessed. Because of the variety of professional positions I’ve held, my writing has taken different forms. I was first published in the late 1980s as part of a team of baccalaureate prepared nurses working at the University…
Last night I was struggling with what topic to write about for Poetry Friday today. I tried a to draft a couple of poems. It was not working – the creative juices – so to speak – were not flowing. If you’ve read any of my more personal blogs over the last month, you’ll know…
Needing something different to write about today, I named this post Wonderful World Wednesday. Today’s post focuses on one of the Great Lakes – Lake Ontario. If you’ve never seen one of the Great Lakes in the United States, you need to get to one of the five as soon as you can! They include…
Today is Poetry Friday. If you are wondering what Poetry Friday is click here, where author Renee M. LaTulippe explains the gathering that takes place on Fridays. Our host today is Catherine at Reading to the Core. Please visit Catherine’s page to participate or to read some great poetry from fellow writer’s. Thank you for…