Friday Funnies. Attack of the Sheep. Or my alternate title. Anxiety in Action. “I believe that the ability to laugh at oneself is fundamental to the resiliency of the human spirit.” - Jill Conner Browne In the past, I've shared about the day trip that my mother and I took to Scotland's Isle of Lewis in [...]
Edinburgh Scotland. "And now you'll be telling stories of my coming back and they won't be false, and they won't be true but they'll be real."-Mary Oliver The theme of the Lens-Artists photo challenge this week, hosted by John (Photos by Johnbo), is "Going Back - the Second Time Around". The concept is that if [...]
Reflections. re·flec·tion: rəˈflekSH(ə)n (n.) - defined as: 1. the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.2. serious thought or consideration. I love reflection. Both definitions of it. And so today, I will share elements of both. The Lens-Artists photo challenge this week (hosted by Miriam) asks us to consider [...]
Charleston. My husband and I took a quick little getaway last year for our 20th anniversary. We ended up going a month earlier than our anniversary because my husband was going to be starting a new job and also because Big Mr. was on spring break and would be able to get Miss Sunshine to [...]
End of 2019. Here we are on the cusp of a new decade. Last year, I shared my top 10 posts of 2018. I enjoyed the process of looking back and seeing what the majority of people were coming to read. I wrote very little this year and so the majority of the "top 10" [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 45. Currently, I am far away. Not as far away as my photo. I am in Florida. I traveled down to the Gainesville area for my grandfather's memorial. Then I continued on to my parents' home down in Naples for a visit and to celebrate my mother's birthday this coming Thursday. I'm [...]
When I think about the Lowcountry and its classic southern charm, my mind is immediately brought to Charleston, South Carolina. There is nothing more romantic than stately old Oaks dripping in Spanish moss and Crepe Myrtles sprouting with pink and fuschia blooms. I also love the smell and the beauty of a salt marsh. That's [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 23. I'm still steadily heading through February's photo challenge. I came across this quote and thought it would be perfect to share here. I think that sometimes we forget that there is just as many hidden treasures, sweet surprises, and outright delights along our journey. Often we get so focused on the [...]
The Giving of Thanks. To all of my American readers, I want to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. To all of my readers from other parts of the world, I want to wish you a very blessed and beautiful day filled with gratitude for the abundant blessings in [...]
Walking the Mural Trail in Glasgow. Glasgow. The first time I traveled to Glasgow, it was to trace some of our ancestral roots. During that visit, I stumbled upon the murals found along the streets of Glasgow quite by accident. I shared about the murals that I chanced upon in this post. And it was [...]
