A life of whimsey

It’s nearly the end of February, a time of year Henry and I begin to long for warm weather. He starts itching to get out his boat and...

Do you ever have that? An annoying voice in your head that just won’t leave you alone?? I do and it happens all the time. Some days that...

I’m finding peace in the small details of God’s creation today. There’s something about macro photography and the act of looking for...

Henry’s dad is in surgery as I write this. The surgeon is removing 65% of his liver and his gallbladder today. If all goes well, in 6 to...

My youngest sister Sabrina came to visit me last week. It’s the first time she’s been up here for a sister visit. She came on her own and...

I’m not one to choose a word for the year, I tend to choose a text instead. The word ‘Joy’ has been in my mind since last fall for some...

Don’t you love the way this bee is doing his job? He’s got work to do and he does it! No halfhearted effort here . . . it’s all or...

When you forget to thaw your meat the night before . . .

Don’t you love it when, out of the blue, something beautiful shows up? Looking up in your rear view mirror as the sun sets with an orange...

Back in April, when Henry’s mom had the big celebration for her 80th birthday, my sister-in-law Evelyn came up with a plan to surprise...