Last week I shared my WOTY, (word of the year) in a post where I lamented about needing MORE. When you scroll through the following post, you might wonder WHAT I could possibly want more of, but if you go back and read the previous post, I think you will understand. 2021 was both challenging …
Category: On My Mind
Let’s Talk About the R Word
I decided many years ago that if I felt compelled to make RESOLUTIONS at the beginning of a new year, the last one must have sucked and things need to change. I also gave up on having a WOTY (word of the year) as I believe that I have my act together for the most …
A Christmas Controversy – the Fruitcake
Before you roll your eyes and start making door-stopper jokes, listen up. The fruitcake comes from very impressive beginnings. Did you know that the origins of the Fruitcake date back to Roman times and it is considered to be the first power food? Source Move over acai berries! That's right, the fruitcake was used to …
Christmas Around Our House
Deck the Halls December is my favorite month of the year. It is filled with hope and promise and generosity in ways that far exceed commercial adaptations. It is when we express our love for one another in ways that range from simple and heartfelt to extraordinary and excessive. Our circumstances may have changed (lingering …
Exploring Island Life
Ahhhh...... We are now on island time. The destination is a familiar place. In fact, we fell in love with Hutchinson Island in the early nineties when our family spent time here during several consecutive summers. It was a great place to host 'mommy camp' as our daughter called it and we all have fond …
Picture Retirement 