First, allow me to say that things could be much, much worse. Even with the minor, rather sucky, annoyances I will whine about, life is good. Theft Actually, I had a minor foreshadowing of the suckiness-to-come the day I arrived in Chicago for BlogHer in late June. That was the day I had my iPad […]
My Cat Went Mad While I Was Away
Jujubee, the Siamese, and Itty Bitty Gray Kitty are shy kitties and most people, if it wasn’t for the litter box, would never know I had cats. They, in fact, are downright anti-social. I didn’t think it could get worse. It did. While I was away at #BlogHer13 and then vacationing in MN with my […]
Cayo Santiago, Chaucer and Change
As part of a “blog hop” for the Generation Fabulous site/magazine I am writing on the topic of Transformative Travel. (How I dislike that phrase, blog hop, there has to be a better one.) Where do I start? I love travel. I grew up on a farm and Summer was not a time of vacations. […]
Sunny Day After Wonderful Off-Season Family Visit
I am so pleased that our family gathering that began on March 14th and just ended yesterday on the 24th went exceptionally well. I can’t imagine having family from all over the country and friends from the next state over visit in our home in some combination for 10 days solid and being in as good of a mood as I am today had we done this at Christmas-time.
November Wrap Up
November has not been a good month for me emotionally. My Done Nesting site has stalled, like everything in my life seems to do sooner or later, due to a lack of funds. October is usually the difficult month for me, but this year it expanded into November. I will not let this be a […]
Home Sweet Home After Travels
I arrived home yesterday in the late afternoon. I was on the road for 26 days. Do I even have to say that I am tired and so very, very happy to be home? No, I didn’t think that I did. I have many, many posts floating about in my head. Some are nearly fully […]