Sunday marked the official empty nest's one-week-down mark since our youngest moved away. It was a beautiful spring day. So many possibilities...what's an empty nest mom to do? Reflect, of course. (My gray hair sure has grown in a year...!) As I look back, I'm thinking, "This empty nest thing might be my kind of thing?"… Continue reading This chick’s getting into empty nesting
My bloody garden is on fire this spring
I'm experimenting with expanding my dubious minimalist approach to gardening. Now that our nest is empty, I'm thinking growing flowers is a good idea to occupy my "free time." I do have perennials. Not just dandelions... You'll have to trust me on the perennials...they are recovering from the winter. I call them the "survivors… Continue reading My bloody garden is on fire this spring
How to get over the hollow feelings of an empty nest
It's quiet...well, not really, I have my window open and the early morning birds are chirping and singing songs that are fun to listen to. And then its quiet again. An empty feeling floats in the room, but for just a moment and then it is gone and the peacefulness is nice. And then that empty… Continue reading How to get over the hollow feelings of an empty nest
When you meet someone who rocks
Once in a lifetime, if you're lucky, you'll meet someone who laughs a laugh that infects you with admiration. He's a resourceful and clever chap, who knows the way to your heart. You'll listen intently as he convinces you to spend a lifetime together. You're suddenly smitten, like a kitten who naps in the sun.… Continue reading When you meet someone who rocks
My hummingbird adventures
There I sat, enjoying my dinner, minding my own business, and I heard them arrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZXLHNFkJxw The pleasant chirps and hums of the hummingbirds fighting over who gets to drink from the feeder first. Their thin little beaks are so impressive. The birds weigh in at 1/10 of an ounce themselves and consume twice their… Continue reading My hummingbird adventures
Looking at life through a new lens
I've been wondering lately if I'm the one in the family who needs to grow the most? Am I the one that is scared all the time and fearful of new things? Or is it more that after 53 years of life, I've been there - done that enough to know what I like or… Continue reading Looking at life through a new lens