THE ARCHIVES

  • Bonnie Doons

    It is a sunny 81 degrees here at home. Blue sky sans clouds, no humidity, and only the slightest hint of smoke in the distance. Two trips back and forth to Indiana in the…

  • Connection Matters

    The hotel room we are in faces the garden center connected to a grocery store. The sky just opened up, and the clouds released the rain, creating rivers in the parking lot. This angry…

  • Some Things Are Better Left Unlearned

    Are you a lifelong learner? I love to learn. I am drawn to intelligent people and people who notice things most of us go through life never even thinking about. Recently, my husband and…

  • Where There Are Wide Open Skies

    If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Somewhere out west in a house with windows on all sides, placed at the top of a hill so that no matter…

  • Unbalanced

    I found out today that my ex-sister-in-law told her adult daughter (my husband’s niece) a few years ago that the reason she left her children’s dad all those years ago was because he drank…

  • That’s a Good Day

    Who is your favorite blogger to follow? My favorite blogger is SPINNING VISIONS by Makenna Karas. It is always a good day when I can read a new post by her…. __________ Are there…

  • America is 250!

    If you had told me 50 years ago that Donald Trump would be our president when America turns 250, I would have said you were crazy. Or if you would have told me 25…

  • Cancer, Laughter, and Fireflies

    On the way out of the rehabilitation center last night, I watched a mini shooting star flit across the lawn, then a second one. The little girl in me got so excited. Just for…

  • Speak a Post

    So why do I feel guilty when I don’t write? Because I made a promise to myself. A great motto is “Remember Your Promises.” Bloggers and writers, if you are like me, you sometimes…