Just a few thoughts I feel worthy of jotting down!
I closed a book this week…..the final chapter was complete and the story has ended. As with all books you truly love reading, the ending came with mixed emotions – on one hand the story will always remain with you in memories, but on… Continue Reading “The Final Chapter”
This evening, like most evenings, I went out to water the plants and new trees and bushes just after the sun really got into its initial descent for the night – about 7:30-ish. I started with the front yard and then headed out to do the back… Continue Reading “Saturday Evening on the Patio”
May is here and the anticipation of summer and all that summer brings is raging rampant! It will soon be Memorial Day Weekend – the ceremonial start of the summer season (even though summer doesn’t “officially” start until June 20th). Thoughts of flowers, picnics,… Continue Reading “Bring it on, Summer!”
Serenity, peace, living the good life……call it what you will, but I have had three days in a row where I have enjoyed perfect serenity – a little piece of heaven – and I didn’t have to go far to find it! Right now,… Continue Reading “Serenity”
I can not believe that it has been three months since I moved back home to Albion! I know it has been three months and one week because the calendar says so and calendars don’t lie. But, it sure doesn’t feel like it! In… Continue Reading “Thoughts for Thursday”
Let’s talk about stairs today, shall we? We can talk about the idea of stairs, what they do, where they lead, and what an imaginative mind can do with them. I have stairs in my house. I didn’t particularly want stairs in my house. But,… Continue Reading “Upstairs, Downstairs, All Around The House”
I have a lot of things that had belonged to my grandparents – mostly things that were my Grandmother’s, but also some of Grandpa’s things. I am very pleased and proud to have them in my home and have always displayed them prominently or made… Continue Reading “Sentimental Value”
What a hectic, busy, emotional, etc., etc., etc., few weeks this has been! I retired from my job of 23+ years, packed up my house and dogs, put my home on the market, said good-bye to a lot of wonderful friends, and moved from central… Continue Reading “Moving On”
So often I, like many others, think that I have to travel to some exotic place to find Paradise. The image of what Paradise is reflects mental photos of secluded island beaches, pleasant breezes, relaxation, peaceful atmospheres, and the total absence of stress and… Continue Reading “Paradise”
I have watched with great interest as friends asked for help in finding a vacuum that will do a really good job on pet hair and is easy to handle. I have a similar need and I’ve been through vacuum after vacuum after vacuum……some are… Continue Reading “Product Review – Dyson”
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