Stop me if you’ve heard these rambles before … Walking Back oooooh, Walking 🙂 BIG SMILES 🙂 Nature and Signs and Stuff ’cause errrr, I suppose you have 🙂 but I’ve been walking again. WALKING, walking with my own little self, music singing in my ears, on a trail I adore & ahhhh. oh and just where …

& just like ! that ! 2nd grade, here he comes. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Grandson giggled when I informed him 2nd was my !! very favorite school year with my very favorite teacher !! REALLY ??!?? REALLY. (with a p.s. yes, Gramma Jacki actually CAN remember that far …

Well hmmmm, I wonder, as I halfheartedly try to summon up some new words. hmmmm. A glance at National Day Calendar informs where I think ! HEY ! National Heimlich Maneuver Day ♥ Thanks, M ♥ & ! HEY ! National Go Barefoot Day Barefootin’ & ! HEY ! National Say Something Nice Day Say Nice and …

I’m finding it near impossible to find words to describe what my heart is feeling this morning, so instead, I’ll use … cause if that don’t wrap things up in a delightful little nutshell ?? & for those who have no idea what I mean when I exclaim !! SPAGHETTI DAY !!  ♥ !!  Here ya …

Science. Helpful souls. Vaccines in arms. Mandates lifted. Yep. Looks like life is inching us back into normal and SMILES are returning to our faces !! ! ! 🙂 ! ! So to honor such delightful-ness, I offer you with a reminder to ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & YaY …

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, …

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 …

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 …