There have been times in my life when I wish I had spoken up, but didn’t. Are you like that? Or, do you just say what’s on your mind? I tend to be a rule follower and obedient, but these traits can sometimes lead me to not speak up when it’s needed. And, then, I…
Silent Sunday: Water and Water Falls
Today is Silent Sunday. It is a day, each week, I post only my own photographs on a theme of my choosing. All photos are copyrighted by me and there is no permission to reproduce them in any form. Thank you!
COVID Blahs – Not in the Mood
I’m not in the mood to write today. Yesterday, I felt good, as though I was getting over the virus. Today, not so much. I slept almost 12 hours last night. Although I did that occasionally in my youth, I have not slept that length of time in a very long while. I must have…
Poetry Friday: Reviews of Poetry
I do not have any poetry of my own to share this week as I’ve been sick for several days and have not pursued any writing. I am starting to feel better. It is amazing that we are this far into the pandemic and I am now just getting COVID. I’m so thankful that I…
Comfort and Luck
It’s been a very long time since I’ve been flat on my back, in bed, sick. But that is exactly the position I’ve found myself in during the last few days. You can probably guess…I have COVID. Well, I had a positive antigen screen, anyway. My symptoms are what most experience, so I won’t go…
Student Work
As some of my faithful readers know, I’ve been going through my house and purging in order to put our house on the market later this spring and move. This month I decided to attack my home office and my beading area, as well as continue to weed out our storage area downstairs. I have…
The Simple Truth: I’m Not Good at Transitions
Last night, for the first night in a while, I had trouble falling asleep. I do have insomnia, but usually, I can get to sleep and end up waking around 2 am for an hour or two if I am having an episode of the infliction I sarcastically call an unwanted visitor. Last night was…
Silent Sunday: Monarchs on My Mind
Today is Silent Sunday. It is the one day of the week I only post my own photos (no text) on a theme of my own choosing. There is no permission to duplicate in any form without my express permission. Thank you!
Are you a Jigsaw Puzzle Person? Warning: This is an Interactive Post! Thanks!
Inquiring minds want to know, are you a puzzle person? Recently, puzzles have made a re-entry into our life. Although our family always enjoyed puzzles, we had gotten away from doing them. Now, our interest has been sparked once again! We just completed a 1,000 piece puzzle last night and I already have a new…
Poetry Friday: Cardinals
In my blog post yesterday (I write daily here at The Apples in My Orchard), I wrote about a pair of cardinals that had been visiting our yard. You can check the post out here: Cardinal Story. My poem today focuses on the same pair of birds, just put into a poem. Cardinal Story: A…