So there we were just outside Virginia City a few years ago, minding our own business, when I looked up and saw a big blue police box. Of course I had to check it out. It was locked, but i can tell you it was bigger on the inside than on the outside. I only…
Do you love to color? Have you discovered how relaxing it can be? When I started drawing coloring pages and books, it was a way for me to share my art with more people than just the fam. But once I got into it, I realized what a great stress reliever it was! I just…
How long has it been since you laughed out loud? I’m talking the big, carefree, embarrass-your-friends-and-family kind of belly laugh that makes you feel like a toddler caught in the middle of a playful pile of puppies. The kind that makes tears of mirth roll down your cheeks and sometimes makes you gasp for breath….
“Auntie’s here,” my sweet little granddaughter said excitedly when I opened the door to her knock last week. I tried to make sense of what she said, because that just didn’t compute. “Auntie” is a resident physician living and working 3,000 miles away. But when I asked my granddaughter if she was saying that she…
As I’ve said in other posts (here and also here), I just love words. I love to read them, I love to play with them, I love to learn new words, I love to learn that I’ve mispronounced something my whole life (okay I don’t love that one quite as much 😜, but I’m glad to…
My husband and I love to ask our married friends how they met. Many people have fun and inspiring tales, and we love hearing them. I mean, love stories are inspirational, right? Whether your story includes a blind date, friendship turned to love, antagonists becoming sweethearts, or a rollicking romcom (thinking of you, Lorie and Justin!),…
Inspiration can be seen as many things. It can be the ”muse” that figuratively sits softly on your shoulder as you begin creating. When you are inspired to capture the picture that’s in your mind and translate it into art, it’s as if your pencil just glides across the page almost of its own accord,…
I love puzzles. Word puzzles, crossword puzzles, logic puzzles, brain teasers, sudokus, even riddles. And of course jigsaw puzzles. That’s why, when we finished our traditional Christmas puzzle and my husband said, “Let’s do another one,” I was all in! The Beginning So we did another puzzle, and when it was finished, guess what! We…
What does it take to get a blog post written about the most important member of this family? It’s high time everyone gets to know the incredibly magnificent me, even if I have to write the post myself! So let’s do this thing! Come on in and let’s get acquainted. About Me I am a…
If you could live one day of your life over, what day would you choose and why? When I taught Business Ethics at our local community college, I used to ask my students this question. Their answers could be inspiring. The interesting thing about this exercise, to me, was the type of day they chose….