Inspiration

Paper Pushing Conundrum

Should I write a fun blog post this morning? Or should I organize my papers and pay my bills? Why is it such a CONundrum? Why don't papers and bills disappear on their own? And, your assumption is correct...today's verdict is...the bill collectors won... Tomorrow...dearest fans and readers, I'll be the boss of my morning!… Continue reading Paper Pushing Conundrum

Adventures · Inspiration

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

Adventures · Emptying the nest

The empty nest mom behind the camera

I don't know what it is about the month of May that gets me right in the heartstrings?  I love spring, but I also have many mixed memories to contend with that are like ink etched in my brain, in photos on my phone or on an SD card in my camera, or in lease… Continue reading The empty nest mom behind the camera

Adventures · Emptying the nest

Oh, mom, you didn’t, did you? A mom’s confession.

Dear Youngest Daughter, You asked me why it didn't work for me?  Why is it that after having read the book 3-4 times, bookmarked pages of importance, loved what I read - why is it that it didn't work or didn't stick for me?  I've thought long and hard about how to answer that question. … Continue reading Oh, mom, you didn’t, did you? A mom’s confession.

Adventures

Baby Goats and the Golden Rule

The concept of a free-range bestowed upon animals who live on a farm is difficult for me to understand.  Why do the animals stay, why don't wild intruders enter, and why does it work so well? Inquiring minds, like old-timer George, seem to be free from the worry about why it is so.  He knows humans… Continue reading Baby Goats and the Golden Rule

Emptying the nest

Quiet memories of yesteryear quilts

It's free, it's easy to hang, and it's using an object from my past to decorate the Dubious MinimalistTM way. Why do you say call it the Dubious MinimalistTM way? Because if they could see it and me still using it after all these years, I imagine it would cause The Minimalists to fret.  I believe it… Continue reading Quiet memories of yesteryear quilts