It all started with a bad workday in 1986. I sat at my desk in my corporate advertising job and grabbed the nearest stenographer’s notebook I could find. Pulling out a pen, I began writing down my frustrations. Afterwards I felt better, calmer, even lighter. Thirty-eight years and 113 journals later, the act of […]
Excerpt from “Tail Wags and Whiskers”… “…We arrived home, and I brought the dog out of the car on a leash, letting Poopsie sniff around the front yard. In moments, 3-year-old Paul burst out the front door, overjoyed, with my dad following closely behind. At that moment, Randy came home from work, cruising slowly […]
Do you ever go over your gratitude list and realize some of the items are quite small, even insignificant? A sound or scent will float by, and you realize, I love that. Lately, I see how there are plenty of pleasurable mini moments in life. Here are a few of mine… Our community – […]
Our terrier Libby has a beloved pastime, and she could do it all day, if I let her. Trouble is, I wouldn’t get anything done. It’s hard to relax when she’s performing this ritual, so only a few times a day is she given free rein, so to speak…. Libby loves sitting on our backdoor […]
The other day, while taking out the garbage, I became surrounded by a marauding gang of bumble bees. They buzzed around me like a mini fleet of Black Hawk helicopters and seemed to think I was competing for a nearby mountain laurel’s blossoms. Worried I’d be stung, I ran back inside and slipped on […]
The other day, I heard a wise person say that our diet is more than what we eat. In fact, it’s everything we ingest—daily. With that in mind, what if we made sure we got enough of these five daily “essentials” … Calm – For sensitive people, the news gets overwhelming. I don’t think our […]
“…To my frustration, the dog still escaped every chance he got. One time, as I was starting dinner, the phone rang. My stomach lurched when I saw the dog warden’s number on caller ID. As usual, before answering, I gave a quick look around the kitchen where Simon was usually by my side. He […]
Entire cottage industries have sprung up in recent years, dedicated to the bashing of Meghan Markel, actress and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry. So, when her latest lifestyle show entitled, “With Love, Meghan” appeared on Netflix, I was prepared to roll my eyes with the rest of them. But then something strange happened. I […]
Lots of debate can be heard these days over what females should do with their lives. Are we to have more traditional roles? Or can we do whatever the heck we want? Whatever you believe a woman’s place to be, I think we can safely set aside these 5 worn gender tropes… Women aren’t competitive […]
I always admire people who throw “Love Bombs.” By that, I mean those who have an easy time saying, “I love you.” Even among all the division, hatred, and chaos these days, I still see and hear Love Bombs all around in small but wonderful ways… I have a neighbor who ends each phone […]
