Life, Love, and Other Dissed Emotions

There was some magnificence in today though. It was a beautiful day with a nice breeze. The birds, bees, and butterflies were busily enjoyin...

There's really not much difference between December 31 and January 1, but just the changing of the calendar gives off a feeling of fresh...

Now for my opinion. My uneducated, unresearched, untested;trusted;verified opinion. It doesn't matter. What you do, what the govern...

I love the autumn. Not just the beauty of the color changing tree, of the land slowly baking under long days of slanting sun. There...

We are enjoying a lovely bout of October weather here at the end of July. It's not quite a "Christmas in July" but I'll t...

I complain a lot -- and I know it's a lot -- about the way my neighbors mow. No, it's not the way; it is the frequency. I don...

This is the weekend of the springtime community yard sales, and I trotted out all my stuff -- much better stuff this time around. Dresses, ...

Does suicide run in families? Why might suicide run in families?   Some observers think that there may be a more accepting attitude i...

This summer may be as memorable for its Lawn Mowing Crises as it will be for its No Bathing scenario. When last we mowed, the riding mowe...

My brother's wedding Saturday made me think of how we, as a family, handle the ebb and flow of these get-togethers. Summer means there ...

To me, there is nothing more beautiful than a tree. It doesn't matter the type, or the season, or the shade, shape or color. I love tre...

Wrote this a couple years ago; it's a personal favorite. And while it is Easter weekend this year, not Memorial Day, the brrooomms an...

Usually I try to vary the topics of my entries, but this week has been a little two sided. (I would say one-sided, but there are two subject...

I guess it's official. The Winter that wasn't is over. We had tornadoes across the middle of our country yesterday. Tornadoes! In ...

When I went to get my mail today, I saw the daffodils in my flower bed. Full buds, lush green leaves, several inches high. How they got that...

We are in the midst of our first winter storm. From the forecasts, it's got the potential to be nasty. A day of heavy rain, changing ove...