Movie Goers!

Happy New Year! Charles is not only a “dog” person but very much a “horse” person too. He has pretty much gotten me hooked on horses as well with stories of his childhood when he rode horses on a regular basis in Kewanee where his grandparents lived. In case you are...

It’s All About the Dogs

So I am making a New Year’s resolution to do much better with my social media. There are two problems with this whole concept of social media. The first is that I am a dinosaur and when my twenty and thirty…and even forty year old friends start talking tech, I feel...

The Lesson of the Gingko Tree

This spectacular foliage happened in our yard literally overnight. I might have missed it altogether had Charles not opened the shutters in the bathroom this morning and  called me to take a look. The fall colors never last long enough as far as I am concerned. I...

Enough Love to Go Around

Charles and I are “Dog people.” If you have to ask what a “Dog person” is, chances are you are not one. There are households where life revolves around the children. Well, Charles and I have a household that revolves around the dogs. There are several reasons we chose...

Cancer, Clutter, & Culture

Charles and I spent last weekend in Birmingham. I passed my two year cancer-free check up with flying colors. I do not have to see my oncologist again for six months. There is always a LOT of anxiety connected with that appointment. I am wondering if everyone who has...