How fortunate are those who find the one they love, early in life, and keep that loved one throughout the years. In our youth, each of us so beautiful and handsome in our fit, eager bodies.  So full of hope and belief in the future. And when that love has seen us through the years […]

We were sitting on the porch, watching the early evening clouds change colors as sunset approached.  He turned to me and asked, “Do you enjoy sitting here quietly just taking it all in?” He referred to the mountains that rose from the other side of the road, the flowers and the swaying trees, the birds, twittering […]

Have you ever counted the toys your kids have? A well-known parenting guru suggests that the overabundance of toys possessed by kids today is not a blessing.  He claims that an average American child has 150 toys.  Think what that means in a family with 3 or 4 kids. Overstimulation from the media, video games […]

Hey you kids out there, born and raised in the 40’s, 50’s or 60’s! Have you ever wondered how we managed to survive this far? We were born to mothers who smoked or drank while they carried us. Our baby cribs were covered with bright-colored lead based paint. We had no child proof lids on […]

We were at an auction and my guy was intrigued by a book to be sold that day.  It was written in 1812 and he found the verse to be lyrical. My guy is an engineer and more often drawn to the practical or the scientific, than the lyrical.  I was intrigued that he was […]