POST CARD FROM THE LITTLE SHOP THAT WAS VISITED BY AN ELK. HE JUST WALKED IN AND MADE HIMSELF AT HOME....AND HE NEVER BROKE A THING! Got back from my daughter's very early Tuesday morning (2am!). I think for future trips I will try to get an earlier flight! But the visit was great. My… Continue reading HOME AGAIN
Tomorrow I go to Colorado. I love visiting my daughter. It's been hard getting used to her being so far away. I always thought when my children were grown that they would live close by and there would be a lot of visiting back and forth with them; but that is not how it has… Continue reading VISITING
Tomorrow I head out to Colorado to see my daughter and her family. I'm all packed and ready....well, I was. Then I checked the weather back there for this morning and it's snowing! Last week their temperatures were right around the same as California's, but this week...well, change, right? So, I shoved in three long… Continue reading PACKED AND READY
Mid May and pouring down rain; the two don't seem to go together, but it's happening. Temperatures were reaching up into the 90's two weeks ago and now they have dropped into the 60's. The house is cold and damp and I have had to turn the heater back on. It only comes on in… Continue reading STILL MORE RAIN
Today it is sunny, but chilly. It's predicted to barely reach into the 70's. So weird. It got into the 90's, hot and dry winds blowing; dust from all the fields being plowed was settling across everything. We began to be a little concerned that summer would a scorcher this year; then in a sudden… Continue reading RAIN? AND NOW SUNSHINE!
The BIG trip to England is coming up; just five and half weeks until lift off! But between now and then there is a road trip which my sisters are taking with our sister-in-law and niece and a five day visit with my daughter. Traveling is a lot of fun, but also a lot of… Continue reading VACATIONS AND SIDE TRIPS
I read in the news today that Doris Day died. She was 97 years old. As a child, I loved her movies and most particularly loved to here her sing. One of my favorites was "Que Sera Sera". What will be, will be. So true; we don't know what tomorrow holds for us. Today is… Continue reading YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
This past week our little town has been celebrating its annual, major event that involves raffles, beauty contests, a talent show, a parade and a carnival. It means good food, people getting involved in various ways: planning, implementing, producing, and volunteering for booths and parade entries and, oh lots of things. There's a contest to… Continue reading SMALL TOWNS AND FRIENDSHIPS
Sometimes people say they are speaking the truth when they should just be quiet. "I'm just speaking my mind." "That's just me." "If you don't want to hear the truth, then leave." Ever hear anyone say something along these lines? Often times, people say these things out of a perverse need to either have something… Continue reading TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
California experienced a great deal of rain this past winter, and as a result we have been experiencing what has been called a 'superbloom'. The desert and hills of California were awash with color as we saw things bloom more profusely than anything we have seen in years. My yard is also experiencing a 'superbloom';… Continue reading SUPERBLOOM AND WORDS
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