Have you ever had the experience wherein you looked back at an old photo or reflected on a memory and asked yourself, “What the heck was I thinking?” I have had that experience more times than I can count (and I can count beyond my fingers and toes unfortunately). Recently, I had a hair color [...]
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Horrified. Grateful. Saddened.
Photo of Minard Hall partial collapse taken by Kate Ulmer on December 27, 2009 Three words: horrified, grateful, saddened. Horrified that Minard Hall had a partial collapse on the side of the building where excavation has been going on for the addition. Grateful that it happened when it did instead of at a time when [...]
My version of The Twelve Inches of Christmas Snow…
Below is my version of The Twelve Inches of Christmas Snow - please feel free to share yours. And yes - this is non-fiction my friends. 🙂 On the first inch of Christmas snow Mother Nature gave to me… I delighted in the clear, crisp beauty. On the second inch of Christmas snow Mother Nature [...]
Santa baby…
The above photo is of my grandson Noah Jr. a couple of years ago during the holidays. It brings me joy just to look at it. I am not able to be with Noah and the grandkids (Noah Jr. and Cortney) this Christmas but with this photo I am reminded of the real joy of [...]
Snow blows…
Well, here you have the reality of an overly white Christmas - some of the holiday celebrations that were part of folks' plans or annual rituals will be canceled - which will test folks appreciation of Christmas as they know it. So we are left with appreciating the fact that at the least we are [...]
Was it you??
Okay, one or more of you were wishing for a White Christmas...who was it? Don't you know that when you put that energy out into the universe it creates a momentum all its own that can actually cause things to happen? Yes, it can (or so says Oprah and the folks who subscribe to the [...]
New insight on global warming…
I am not well-versed in the global warming discussion, but I can tell you that I am a believer in its potential to change the earth as we know it. I take a bit different slant than others though. My concern for the planet’s well-being emanates from the recognition that the Baby Boomer cohort (1946-1964) [...]
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