I want you to wake up tomorrow morning and say to yourself, “I am grateful that I woke up this morning, can see the sunshine coming in the window, can hear the music on the radio alarm, can smell the coffee brewing in the automatic coffee pot, and can stretch, roll over and get out [...]

A friend of mine has a front porch. It has two rockers and a comfortable chair. It overlooks the yard with three big trees and lots of vegetation. Right now, with the iris blooming, and the lilies and other plants ready to burst into bloom, it is a vibrant, and rich environment. Beyond the yard, [...]

My “horsing around” buddy and I went on a Saturday morning romp today. We had two errands and lunch on the agenda. After our first errand was completed, we went to a local department store cosmetic counter to buy some under eye cover up. What we thought would be a 30-minute stop turned into a [...]

As I started to write this blog, Molly hopped up on the table and gave me one of her plaintive, please hold me meows. I picked her up and cuddled her to my chest as she started to purr and snuggled in for a short nap. As I held her and watched her sleep in [...]

As I was looking for a Mother’s Day card, I noticed that Hallmark has provided us with a variety of cards appropriate to send for Mother’s Day. There are the traditional cards from daughter to mother and mother to daughter. However, the shelves also include cards for grandmothers, granddaughters, special people, and friends. In fact, [...]

I.M. Heart talks about loving yourself. This is a difficult concept for some.  Perhaps we can be most loving of ourselves by accepting and approving of ourselves. Often we think of ourselves as not “ok” enough – whatever we do – we are just not good enough. That opens the door for criticism of thoughts [...]

This has been trash pick-up week around here. All the neighbors put various articles at the curb to be picked up and deposited in the dump. Generally these are items too big for the regular garbage and are often a whole year’s accumulation of junk. As a result, we have had roving trucks and prowling [...]