March 12, 2009 – 12:39 pm
So how does this happen??? I am currently reading 5 absolutely enthralling books at one time: Inkspell by Cornelia Funke Invisible No More: The Secret Lives of Women Over Fifty by Renee Fisher, Joyce Kramer and Jean Peelen The Second Lady by Irving Wallace The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien Betrayal [...]
March 11, 2009 – 10:39 pm
Vicki will be very, very, happy that I have FINALLY seen my way through my most recent blog identity crisis and have settled on a new name and look. Please feel free to update your blogrolls (if you dare…he…he). Today I am grateful for: the new modem that Brighthouse installed last night so that [...]
Okay….so I spent a little more than an hour posting my daybook for today…only to have it slip off into cyberspace somewhere due to poor internet connection. So after many excruciating minutes with our internet provider resolving the issue (and updating to ‘turbo boost’) I have decided that I need some ‘time out’ from all [...]
A memorable moment…was when we lit the traditional ‘birthday doughnut’ to celebrate Snickers’ first birthday. She saw the doughnut and ran to the couch where she could not stop shaking from fright. Who is afraid of a doughnut????????? I am grateful…that I thought about putting my ‘garden spot’ in the back corner of the yard. [...]
Been struggling with focus issues this past week. Been trying to catch up with those things that fell into the abyss during all the illnesses we experienced during February. Where did that month go exactly? Been trying to come up with a new name for my blog. I don’t know why. What do you think? [...]
As I may have mentioned many, many, times…..I am in the process of weaving my ‘tapestry of contentment’ with inspiration provided by Sarah Breathnach’s Simple Abundance. At the end of February I posted several tidbits of wisdom that I feel compelled to explore further. The first of which is Sarah’s suggestion that we: invest quality [...]
Outside My Window…there are limbs from our orange tree scattered across the backyard. I began to ‘excavate’ my ‘sacred/happy’ place in the backyard this weekend. I am thankful….for the insight being provided by my re-reading of ‘Simple Abundance’. From the kitchen…actually quite a bit has been going on in there. I did make the baked [...]
A memorable moment…was when Snickers’ chased her first squirrel. This is progress for her. Usually the squirrels will chase her and she will run into the house and hide under the bed. She’s finally coming into her own. I am grateful…that Miss Sam is on the mend. I laugh…when I think on how Miss Sam [...]
