Inspiration

Mrs. MIA Blogger

Mrs. (aka, Shelley your favorite MIA Blogger) is off looking for happiness inside her house where it's warm and cozy and where naps happen at a moment's notice. It used to be nice enough for the empty nest family to sit outside, but nope, not lately.  We're once again stuck inside missing our Vitamin D… Continue reading Mrs. MIA Blogger

Adventures · Emptying the nest

It’s a shank and a stay at home button

Decades ago, I remember a charming downtown store that sold Berman's leather items.  I never purchased anything from them, I couldn't afford it like my friends could.  But I do remember browsing around the store with them and smelling the air full of leather scents. When I graduated from high school and started college, I… Continue reading It’s a shank and a stay at home button

Emptying the nest

It’s not even Halloween and I was scared to death

I don't know about you, but my ability to think rationally has had highs and lows during 2020.  It's scary how low it can go.  Not quite like complete full on dementia, but on a scale of low to high functioning, I'm coming in at a medium level of bat-sh*t crazy. It's not due to… Continue reading It’s not even Halloween and I was scared to death

Adventures · Inspiration

When enough is enough

Ready or not, feeling the cool fall breeze is a subtle enough reminder that the seasons are changing yet again.  This morning our thermostat indicated it's 24 degrees outside at 4 am. Oh, my, no, I'm not quite ready for it.  I let out a sigh. Yes, it's fall indeed. A caressing touch of my… Continue reading When enough is enough