Okay is Mother Nature done with winter ( Read more... )

Happy New Year to all ( Read more... )

Twinkle of lights, warmth of an orange flame, the smell of wood burning strong, soft velvet fur, sleepy curls of kneading paws, the silence of Christmas morn ( Read more... )

There are a few possessions that I have that would be at the top of a list of take with me in case of emergency evacuation. I have never really planned just how I would carry all of the items so in a sense I am just willing the evacuation to never be a possibility ( Read more... )

There is a recognition of sorts that comes with looking at your own self in the mirror. I hesitate for a moment, not wanting to acknowledge what I see. It pulls me into its depth as I stand taking a good look at the reflection that stands before me. I see wrinkles that were not there 2 years ago, my how stress will cause them. I see areas of ( Read more... )

The pending birth of a little one always causes me to reflect on my own once pending births.  I always loved the feeling of carrying a child.  It was never difficult, it was no effort, and it was 9 months of joy, excitement and wonderment for me.  Even at the age I am today I wish that I could once again feel the life as it moves inside of me and ( Read more... )

I reluctantly moved out to the rural area that he had always called home. He had never known anything different all was familiar and same. He would say “I was born in this country town and will surely die there” was always his song. Rich in family and friends, I would soon be spending my days working my way into their hearts even though some ( Read more... )

Every morning I glance at the clock and every morning it proudly states 5:53am in red glowing charm. No alarm, no movement, no music, no lights until the exact moment that they decide, which is always at exactly 5:53am, to make it really difficult for me to ignore them and their quest to make me their slave human beckoned to arise from a nice warm ( Read more... )

Maybe it was because I was young and innocent that I didn’t expect more but to me the house was everything I had ever imagined ( Read more... )

It does not take much to piss me off these days. I honestly think I spend the better part of my day hiding my pissy attitude. I stand on the edge and I smile at the people, I sell my wares, I laugh at their corny jokes and I shake my head in dismay when they tell me their tales of woe. “My glasses landed in the bushes and I can’t find them” he ( Read more... )