Have you ever heard this quote, attributed to 20th Century American actress Tallulah Bankhead: “If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.”?   I have. But for myself, personally, I choose to ignore it.  ...

Hey everybody! We have a new project in the works for summer. At long last it is time to do something about the back decks.   What about the well pump thing?   That’s on the summer project list, too, 9, and if all goes as planned the pump will be replaced by...

Wow, has it ever been an exciting week in our material world here at home! A week in which an anticipated repair turned out to require an expensive and necessary replacement, and a potentially even more expensive replacement was sufficiently repaired to limp along for...

Life this week is full of contrast. It’s not just the weather, though it rained like crazy with highs in the 50s on Sunday. Today it’s all sunshine and 81 F.   So why are we inside?   You know, 9, the weekly blog thing. And since when are you an outdoor...

You know how life kind of plods along on a steady, predictable path sometimes? This week is definitely not “sometimes.” Somehow I didn’t understand that the one or two or seven extra things I’d tucked into this week were going to have an impact not only on my time,...

Maybe it’s because I’m bored with my usual walking route. Maybe it’s the dulling effect of tree pollen on my brain. Maybe it’s because it’s National Poetry Month? Whatever the reason, this Wednesday I impulsively challenged myself to observe and remember five things...