A few whiles ago, I wrote … po-em and within those words I explained how my next poem, which was still hidden somewhere in the swirly, twirly-ness of my brain, would be titled And When. & those who follow my rambles know every time I create a newbie, be it a children’s story or rhyme, …

psssst !! Word on the street says TODAY is !! National Chocolate Chip Day !! YaY & to honor such a delightful occasion, I offer one of my yummiest reruns. Enjoy ♥ Every family has a certain recipe destined to jump from generation to generation & chocolate chip cookie bars = ours. Now, I really …

shy explaining how it’s ok to hold back, to not want to be first, to tuck feelings inside and pause before doing, shy quietly shares assurance and understanding. yep, that’s my shy. And shhhh !! don’t tell anyone, but this is my very favorite written by me !!  children’s story because I relate in so many …

The sky painted a most amazing portrait as I took a walk a few days ago and those fluffy flowers danced a spectacular dance. A quick glance out my window this morning brought two deer, happily involved in a game of tag, running in and out of trees and openness with such ease, such trust, …

Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep. I repeated those words many times before, during and after her funeral so much so, a good friend quietly questioned, WHY do you keep saying that ?? It’s a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye. I found it in the …

Repeating one of my favorite repeats with !! BIG HUGS !! and Happy Mother’s Day wishes to all the mamas out there. ENJOY  ♥ ♥ ♥ Mean Mama’s what they call me ! or so I’d back in the day exclaim as whichever offspring I happened to offend huffily stomped off with their YOU’RE MEAN …

Good Morning ! 🙂 ! As I was sipping my first cup on this brand new a.m. I thought, ya know ??? It’s soooooo TRUE, Mr. Wilde ! But if we don’t seek, we will never, ever find the teeny, little EVERYTHING-S that make this life so grand and the wonderfulness that surrounds and solidifies …

I’ve been catching up on hugs these days as, one by wonderful one, more and more people I know reach FULLY status. And since I attained mine on April 15, 2021, there’s seriously been no containing the gleeeeeeeee and it’s  beautiful reminder of simple things, ooooooh those simple. things. YaY &, errr,  no offense, my …

428 I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve bumped into this number, so random, so just because ! poof ! there it is ! 428 428 428 hmmm & since I adore signs and such, I googled numerology to find out what, what ?? WHAT does it mean when 428 keeps jumping onto my …

Yesterday had the makings of  bad day. I woke up with the grrrrrs bubbling inside & instead of snapping out of it, I allowed them to brew and stew and brew-stew, stew-brew & grrrrr. I made my way to my coffee with the LEAVE. ME. ALONE. sign securely attached. Don’t talk. Don’t wonder. Don’t question. …