Sister exclaimed ! I responded. Yep !! yep !! Google confirmed. & wow WoW If that ain’t enough to place you right smack dab into a forever state of awe and inspired and WONDERFUL ?!!?!! but, but, !! BUT !! it’s 2020 !! the realist inside me insistently humphed and 2020 has brought a multitude …

Don’t tell anyone, but on the checklist of getting ready for the holidays ?? Christmas tree decorating is my biggest eh. And I promise ! I’m not an older person grumpy pants !! this is just how I’ve always rolled. And once the process of it alllllll is complete, I swear !!  I am the …

Can we HUG ?!?!!??  he stopppppp-ed in his !! happy to see me !! tracks to ask. And as his mama gently whispered, maybe next time, we smiled and squeezed the space between us instead. !! NEXT TIME !! we promised. next. time. ♥ & speaking of hugs, there’s a someone in my life that …

Yep. Astounding as this may be, it’s true. And to make me feel a little pinch better about it, I told myself !! most of those photos were repeats anyways ! ! And I know I’m right. Autumn’s color burst. Winter’s pencil sketches. Summertime’s busyness. Spring’s newness. & the sunrise, oooooh the sunrise. And I …

These are the words I usually run on Thanksgiving. It’s Easy If You Try Written in 2016, I find it convenient to toss this replay into the universe on a holiday because busy, busy, busy always rules the day. But this year ?? Helloooooo, this year. hmmm. Depending on what the clouds have in mind, …

Hat tip. Shout out. Bless you. Much obliged. Cheers. ty. I owe you one. You’re too kind. Acknowledged. Courtesy of. God bless. Kind. Considerate. thx. You’re wonderful. Grateful. Humbled. Blessed … & Happy. Bottom line, YOU make me soooooo happy ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Thank you for showing up …

Thanks, Google. I approximated the same, but just wanted to be sure. 251 WoW March 13, 2020 was the day I paid closer attention, when I realized this virus dubbed Corona was a force to be reckoned with and the potential for lives to be altered, for norms to change was a real deal. It …

Because of a glitch in our cable system and/or the super, strong 60 mph wind gusts yesterday, this house I call home was without tv or WiFi for a solid 24 hours ! gasp !! It’s true. Shutdown and unplugged, we were AND we actually survived !!  WE SURVIVED !! YaY Truth be told ? …

This being 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 the message I try to convey most days, maybe it’s because I am finding it somewhat odd we humans need …

Isn’t he cute ??!? I found him tucked away in a box Mom and I organized back in 1993. Magic-marker titled, Halton Family Memories,  we planned to keep a treasure trove of favorites safely hunkered until gatherings or quiet moments beckoned their appearance where  ahhhh, we’d cheer !!  here’s to the simpler, quiet, good ol’ …