A soul that walks on water leaves no footprints, but will make waves."
Sitting in my usual spot on the back porch I’m amazed as my stillness allows the presence of tiny winged creatures to buzz nearer to me than I am accustomed. These colorful fellows and subdued dames with long beaks and fragile frames dart in and out of…
Summer break is officially over. Friday was the first day for of school for our boys. It was a big day, a big weekend and a big joy.
My fun loving, social boy, Aron, has been ready for school for months and months. He’s been chomping at the bit to…
This isn’t something I thought I’d ever do, but I have some summer to spend with my boys and I think I need to spend it.
No blogging (though I will still be writing as I need to), no facebook lurking (though I’m sure I’ll have some of their materia…
I know it’s Friday, but I want to talk about Tuesday for a minute.
The boys and I had such a refreshing dinner Tuesday evening. Two of the little guys had field day at school and that means Aron and I had field day too. Aron joined right in the com…
I learned to multiply one spring when I was four years old, sitting on top of an olive green Speed Queen Washing Machine.
We have an odd week this week as the boys are only going to school for three half days. For that reason, I’m trying to plan dinners that are easy, not necessarily quick, but easy and fun to eat.
Monday – Cheesy Potatoes
We’ll layer potatoes with ch…
I saw an entry in my mom’s journal from 1978, about my aunt feeling down and I knew right away it must have been written soon after my uncle passed away. I backed up, scanning the pages for some reference to an emergency, a phone call, a funeral but I…
It’s true. There isn’t much here today. I’m not cooking much this week because there are several things going that will have us out of the house in the evenings. Never the less, here is what we will be eating.
Monday – Left-Overs (There are three…
“I didn’t get anything done.” The words hang around me constantly. Nagging “guilt flies” that swarm about my face in irritating flashes of my cluttered scenery.
The dryer door open, clothes half unloaded.
The living room half dusted, fluff a…
We had a great week in Florida and I ate some things I shouldnta ate. I ate some good stuff too though. I made these…
…the week before I left, and they were pretty much awesome. I made them in Florida too. I couldn’t find my mother-in-law’s mu…