February 2016

I’ve noticed there are antique people and people who appreciate a more modern living space.  Every now and then I see a modern, minimalist house and think  to myself maybe I should try it. *laughs out loud. There is something about antiques and the life they have lived before they were mine.  For me, they Read more

   Hanging on to those little rips of humor makes all of the political BS a little easier to swallow…..and I like to hear it from people I like and respect.  It helps in putting this totally hateful political season into perspective.  I feel like all of us normal people are rolling our eyes and Read more

that my life is an open book…and for the most part, it is.  There are some joys and pain that I don’t put out there for public consumption.  During these struggles, I usually refrain from posting much as I try to work through them.  I guess I can’t control everything and as one of my Read more

I’ve been contemplating the fact that the FBI wants Apple to add a backdoor code to it’s digital program to allow them (and whoever else can break the code) to be able to monitor our “business”.  While I totally get the “reason” behind the request….to be a step ahead of terrorists plots….I say, Hell NO. Read more

   It is 70 degrees in Kansas City today but the wind gusts are horrendous…. The local news has been focused on a 50 plus acre grassfire NW KC…hundreds of fire personnel called into fight it.  Thankfully it is in a remote area without houses and habitation.  It made me thankful that I’m a lump Read more

In less than a month, my birthday cake will hold up the weight of 60 candles.  In my experience, women more than men seems to cringe when the zero is added to a number representing years since their birth.  For me, I’ve always paused to contemplate and then moved on because deep down inside it Read more

This half week has been a whirlwind of good decisions and bad decisions and highlighted my impulsiveness….that part of me I really try to control. It all started last weekend when Kim told me that some mutual friends are selling their pickup and travel trailer because they are through camping. We have been talking about Read more

I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a couple of months and now it is Saturday night and the weekend is almost over.  Mike and Kim and he and I Have been friends for many years.  Actually He and Mike graduated together.  Kim and I worked together for nearly 30 years.  We have shared Read more

Sitting in Jax’s room playing with Legos yesterday, I looked up at the wall    and realized how much I love color.  I think there are color people and people who don’t give it a moments thoughts.  I’m very sensitive to color and it can change my mood or make me feel safe.  I have Read more

Judging from the last month, one would never know that we have a lot of experience heating with wood.  Every place we have lived has been equipped with either a fireplace or sealed wood burning stove…in one of our houses, the Windows would have to be open in the bedroom upstairs because the heat from Read more