Isn’t she lovely ?? I spotted her as I stepped outside a few yesterdays ago and she !! yoooohoooo-ed !! to be noticed and notice, I did. I find the fine-tune-ness, colors and contrasts of her to be absolutely fascinating and I’m kinda sorta obsessed with staring at this picture. I mean, I know she’s …

This being World Kindness Day one would figure my words would F L O W !!  but for some strange reason, I am hitting a wall. Maybe it’s because writing about being nice and pleasant and cooperative is a message I try to convey most days, maybe it’s because I am finding it somewhat odd that …

As I listened to my early morning weather peeps with their BUNDLE UP and BITTER COLD, Arctic alerts & as I viewed the ! ! it’s freezing ! ! comments by a gaggle of gripers on social media & as I stepped outside to a smack in the face burst of brrrrr, heard the groan from …

I’ve been informed a time or two that I do & I feign complete disbelief when they tell me it’s a documented fact. Me ?!?!? naaaaaaa but still, they continue to exasperatedly huff, I KNOW !! You already TOLD me !!! & still, I continue to meekly reply, oopsie So yeah. I’m guessing it IS …

One of my very favorite emotions in this whole wide world is standing in Chicago’s Soldier Field during our National Anthem. The joy. The pride. The energy that flows is simply electric & sometimes… Sometimes it gets even better. Our National Anthem ! … & … ! A flyover. A. FLYOVER. Weeeeeeeee There is absolutely …

I wonder why I should bother Does anyone care? Often think I’m wasting my life If someone is out there I do not know All I feel is heartache and strife I care, I do I listen to you And I hope one day you will see Your words, so kind Have opened my mind …

Dear You don’t know me but, I ♥ you. I do. I really, REALLY do. There I was sooooooo many yesterdays ago, minding my biz, writing my rambles when I felt I was repeating the word song way toooooo much and I thought !! hey !! there has to be many other ways to say …

We lightheartedly laugh as we reminisce and I find myself giggling every time this memory reenters my brain. There we were, Son, Daughter and I sitting on the train, heading to Chicago to visit a very sick Dad / Husband when we ever so gently stumbled upon the subject of death and the what if’s …

Just the other day, on a very pleasant ride home from a fabulous weekend, Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing popped up on the radio & wow WoW & as I was attempting to sound just a smidge as fantastic as that powerful voice, I realized and not so softly cried to those who dared listen, …

It’s been awhile since I first heard about you and surprisingly, I remember you well. But truth be told ?? When asked what he learned this past week, Grandson’s explanation of your amazing-ness was much more adorable. There he stood, conquering his very first power-point presentation called US and there we sat, in awe of …