Inspiration · Welcome

How to ensure your blogging efforts are playful

Here we are at my 660th post.  Yay, me.  Yay, you, too -  my faithful readers.  Thank you for sticking around in my little corner of the blogosphere to watch and read. I'm having fun, yes I am.  And since you hopped by too - welcome!  You've joined the party I've got going on -… Continue reading How to ensure your blogging efforts are playful

Adventures · Inspiration

Why, oh, why do I try?

So WordPress changed things again.  And made a terrible mess of a post that I tried to write in the new editor. So I just deleted instead of trying to save it. It was such a nice post - but spell checker had screwed up perineal for perennial - YOWZERS!  That's an embarrassing effort moment… Continue reading Why, oh, why do I try?

Adventures · Cheers

First signs of spring

Happy First Day of Spring! The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another.  The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. - Henry Van Dyke The Sunday before we left for our vacation, we set our clocks to spring ahead.  We traveled to Jamaica where… Continue reading First signs of spring

Adventures · Emptying the nest

My garden fairy’s tale of the zinnia that grew crooked like a Z

I love moments in nature.  Manmade and nature made combined are exceptionally surprising.  Those that surprise me right in my own backyard rank right up there with some of the best moments.  And handy at that, 'cuz, you know, I can grab my camera for proof. If you've followed my posts through this our first… Continue reading My garden fairy’s tale of the zinnia that grew crooked like a Z

Adventures · Inspiration

Use your rib injury to pamper yourself

Tomorrow marks the six weeks' post cracked rib and torn tendon injury date.  I'm well on the way to recover in full, but not quite yet. Everyone told me a rib injury and subsequent recovery takes a LONG time.  And they are right, it does! I decided I wasn't going to be frustrated, depressed, or… Continue reading Use your rib injury to pamper yourself

Inspiration

Favorite Zinnia Facts

This year is the first year I ever planted Zinnias.  They have brought inspiration to me as I've watched them grow.  They didn't have the best start, my seed pods were a failure, but once they got established in the ground, they've taken off and now are in full bloom. My favorite inspirational facts about… Continue reading Favorite Zinnia Facts