May 2021--This post is a little different than what I normally post. I try to stay positive, but today--it's more of a venting session....

April 2025 --Weathered, crumbling, and beautiful just the same A barn is one of the true pieces of Americana that means something...

March 2021--When you think of the word “slow,” does it conjure up a negative image? I think to most it does. After all, use any...

January 2021--Remember when spam was just ham in a can? I was spending at least 15 minutes each day--more if I missed a day or...

March 2021--I never really knew how the term "bucket list" came to be, so I did a little research. Some say it's because of a movie by...

May 2020--Some people can't go into a store without picking up a candy bar or a pack of gum, a book or a magazine--or lately, a large...

April 2020--I'm heading into my last days of full-time employment--24 days to be exact. Deciding to retire was a decision I made in the...

April 2020--Just received my second delivery of groceries. It would have been my third, but the grocery-shopping service I signed up for...

April 2020--It’s spring. We’re quarantined. Makes perfect sense right about now what we could be doing with our time at home is cleaning...

March 2020--Like so many across the world right now, I am working from home. I am one of the fortunate ones. Fortunate I still have a...

April 2020--In the midst of all this going on with the coronavirus pandemic, I'm seeing glimpses of people with big hearts. They're...