Rick diligently practices his classical guitar every day. And guess what? He gets better and better. In the summer, I paint every day. And g...

Now, this is the way to spend the first day of spring! We hadn't yet celebrated the Big Guy's birthday -- he turned five in Februar...

The sun was so bright, the weather forecast so positive, that I couldn't resist stepping out the front door early in the morning to smel...

Since it's almost spring (and friends tell me it already is meteorological spring -- I wish they'd tell that to the weather here --...

In an earlier post I mentioned a lovely, early March walk to the Ditch. It was 60 degrees, sunny and perfect. The water still looked pretty ...

Shortly after what I view as world lockdown began, March 11, 2020 (the date would no doubt vary from place to place and person to person), I...

Life is so topsy turvy, isn't it? So, when you get a good week, you celebrate it.

February was a wonderful month to curl up with a book and I curled up with a few good ones! The seven books I read took me from the France o...

Rick just left after watching the finale of "Derek" (Netflix) and part of "The Darkest Hour" (a timely film to see durin...

Did you know the national flower of Ukraine is the sunflower? I didn't. Until today. I looked at my Facebook feed and it was becoming ...

The good thing about February is that we see signs that winter won't be forever here in Michigan. Yes, we will still get snow -- maybe e...

More from the digital photo file vault! This revisiting photo files has been a walk down memory lane for me. Today I'm delighted to shar...

By the time we get to the middle of February, winter gets old. Pretty, but old. Calendar by Kate McNenly I've been enjoying my newest n...

We came bearing gifts and received as well. We played with little boys and savored fabulous meals. We were with our tribe and it was wonderf...

Hearts. Chocolate. Love notes and pretty cards. Valentine's day is one holiday that can be divinely fun or deeply depressing. Or, a day ...

We've been gliding through winter here in Michigan pretty easily, with very little snow and cold but not excruciating temperatures.  Th...

I'm not quite sure how we got to February. I'm not complaining -- but the year seems to be flying by! It was time to deck the halls ...

I was pleased and surprised to have read five books this month. Take a look at a fascinating book about Broadway bombs, intriguing mysteries...

One of my fussy projects this winter has been to go through old albums and digitally save the photos I want and send the originals to those ...

If you're looking for some fun, easy desserts to share with your Valentine -- anyone from your beloved to your neighbor to your best fri...

Touching base on a sunny, cold day! The birds are back at their feeding frenzy. Lizzie alternates between sleeping and watching! I alternate...

There are times all during life when we need the inner resources to keep ourselves busy and productive all by ourselves.          ~ Fred (Mi...

Sunday morning I awoke to 6 degrees F. Although it did warm up some later in the day, I knew from the time I got up that today would be a go...

"It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” -Mary Oliver Sometimes Mary Oliver speaks to the h...

I have an awkward relationship with January. It's fresh, a clean slate, time to get on the stick and do something! It's also cold, t...

Well, we are full into January now, with cold days here in the north and enough white stuff on the ground that Rick is into cross country sk...

We've had our first real snow (not all that deep -- only about four or five inches) but it was enough to look pretty at the ditch. Pret...

In a recent article in the New York Times, Julie Lasky quoted author Reid Byers on home libraries : "Entering our library should feel l...

Happy New Year, everyone! I love going back through photo files at the end of the year and the images remind me of the highlights -- and som...

(A quick note -- as you know, unless you are a no-reply blogger and I don't have email contact for you, I usually reply personally to yo...