We have not travelled for pleasure during the pandemic with the exception of seeing our sons and my parents. During these trips, we’ve been very careful. Yesterday, we visited our youngest son who moved to St. Paul Minnesota at the end of January. One of the first things we did was visit an Italian Market…
Yesterday, I felt different. Happier and more optimistic, for whatever reason. I don’t really know why. I do know that music can sometimes make that difference for me; the difference between being glum or being happy. I went to run a few errands early in the afternoon. I tried on Saturday but Target was so…
A few weeks ago I wrote about how I have been debating about going back onto the Keto Diet for a while. I had gained some (less than three pounds) of my lost weight back and was not happy. But, by just watching my portions and cutting back on some of the carbs, I lost…
National Park Lands Conserved Beauty for Us All Vast Sprinkled Treasures Please note all photographs are copyrighted by Carol Labuzzetta, whether watermarked or not. No permission exists to copy or duplicate in any form without permission. Thank you. Today is day 21/31 of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. Thank you to TwoWritingTeachers.org for hosting…
It’s at this point in the Slice of Life Story Challenge, a little more than half way through, that I always get discouraged. Five years running, I can count on it happening. You know….thoughts such as: – why am I doing this? – why isn’t my readership higher this month than in previous months when…
Two years ago, when I worked for a local land trust, I had to organize education and outreach events. One such event, was Spring Foraging. Okay, it sounded fun but I had never foraged! Luckily, our local university had a mycology club and the student president was more than agreeable to lead the foraging hike…
We had several projects going on this week at home. Last Saturday, my husband and I pruned the fruit trees in our home orchard. I took the opportunity to write about that. But, there have been other projects as well. Since our youngest son moved out, his bedroom has been a source of need. The…
I stood there, in the near blackness of the cave, in three inches of water. The sump pump was next to my boots with the electric cord visible through the murky water. I had only been in the cave once before and had not yet become of fan of them. The standing water was caused…
When you write nearly every day for four years, naturally you develop a style. Over my 1,334 posts since February of 2017, I’ve shared many opinions, moments, and memories. My topics vary from education to dieting, from travel and book reviews, to lamenting the broken systems of our society today, such as healthcare, education, and…
This is not the post I had planned today. In my head, where most of my posts start, I had thought about writing about two other topics. Those can wait, however, because to do the subjects justice, I’ll need to spend a little time on writing them. I am short on time this Monday morning,…