My mother-in-law recently sent me and my husband a photo of a crab crawling on her back deck. Within 60 seconds this unsuspecting...

For me, summer means swimming. July and August are the only months that I start my day with the fish in the lake. I love envisioning them...

Recently I learned that people with ostomies are eligible for a break on their taxes. Yipee, I thought and emailed my accountant. Free...

It’s Sunday, but I have no one to bring a coffee. For the first time in 16 months, my husband wasn’t beside me when I woke up. The...

I don’t do well living out of a suitcase. I have moments when I become exasperated when I can’t find what I’m looking for in the jumble...

I’m not scared of needles, but I was nervous about getting my COVID vaccine. The kindly man who administered my shot warned me “this may...

We’re moving. My insides match the jumbled state of our house. People keep asking me if I’m excited about moving to the Bahamas. I am,...

I woke up this morning with the bright sun shining through the blinds. I could tell there were few clouds in the sky. I immediately felt...

My husband and I watched The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart documentary last night. Memories came flooding back; my dad...

I’m letting myself get excited. In less than six weeks I’ll see my family again. COVID has kept us apart for the better part of a year....

We are moving. That’s an opportunity to purge your stuff; lighten your load, so to speak. I am not a Pack Rat. BUT, over the years there...

I got tossed from a horse last week. People have said to me “that must have been so scary!” It happened too fast to be frightening. I was...

I am not religious, but still consider myself spiritual. Easter may not be a holy day for me, but I link the holiday to new beginnings,...

My husband and I had a date night on the weekend. Somewhere after the first of our beverages, we got talking about my blog. I told him...

I am embracing my inner flamingo! A bubblegum pink sweatsuit arrived in the mail yesterday. My sister took the term “brighten your day”...

Recently, my instructor asked me if I had any goals for my horseback riding lessons. Goals? That took me off guard. I confessed, “I’m...

Last night, I dreamed about video games from my childhood. I woke up smiling - I had just won a game of Pong on my friend’s Atari. I...

During the pandemic, Crayola and I have become reacquainted. At the beginning of lockdown, I was cleaning up our cupboards and came upon...

“Oh gross, the car stinks!” I hadn’t realized the auto was odorous. My nose was acclimatized; my senses happy, bordering on delighted....

“The feelings in your book are how I feel now, during COVID!” Ironically, if it weren’t for COVID, I wouldn’t have found the time or...