Tag Archives: life

Don’t go believing everything social media says

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Please, dear readers, never let your thoughts convince you that Cousin Lindsey or Friend Derek or Acquaintance Daniella has a better life than you. Forget their sixteen pictures of babies, tropical vacations, or happy interludes. Remember that Social Media only … Continue reading →

Posted in June 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 43 Comments

“Failed” friendships

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

I used to think that a failed friendship meant personal failure. A failure to maintain a long-standing relationship.  A failure of the other person.  A failure to work through disagreements or issues or perceptions. A failure of personal culpability, a … Continue reading →

Posted in May 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 58 Comments

What really happened at the waterfalls…

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

Good morning, readers, friends, family, stumblers-upon-this-blog! I just posted the above photo on Facebook with an itty bitty explanation:  Magical hike to the Canyon Falls yesterday. Met up with friends we hadn’t seen in a long time. Other hikers met up … Continue reading →

Posted in April 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Palm trees, egrets, shrimp boats (and home again, home again, jiggety jig)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

    Hello, dear reader.  I am back from a lovely week of vacationing at Fort Myers Beach, Florida, with my mom, brother and sister-in-law. Am feeling rather mellow and tired, but wanted to upload these photos this afternoon. It … Continue reading →

Posted in February 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

Finding our true voices

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

The other morning Pam (Roughwighting) and I yakked on an early morning phone date.  We’ve connected with our voices on the telephone on and off for a couple of years now.  We talk about creativity, writing, mothers, dreaming, jobs, books … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

Hi ho silver & let them eat caviar (Cowboy Caviar, that is!)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

Dear friends,  I can’t help myself.  Barry and I stumbled upon this post from 2010 yesterday morning at 6:30 and totally cracked up.  (Well, he may have left for work, rolling his eyes!)  I insisted upon reading it aloud to … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

How not to make a New Year’s resolution

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

Just sayin’, New Year’s resolutions usually don’t last. On January 1, 2018, all over this round multi-faceted world we’re stating resolutions.  We’re pleading, begging, praying, insisting, intending and focusing.  We’re gonna nail it THIS year.  We didn’t nail it in … Continue reading →

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