St Charles Parish, Louisiana - swamp view I have had friends visiting for the past few days, and yesterday they treated me to an airboat...

Flower box emptied of dead plants and new poolside chairs I didn't establish a new routine yet, but I have had a busy and productive week....

Finisher's Medal - Park to Park 10K On Saturday morning I race walked a 10K (6.2 miles for those wondering). I was and am woefully...

Christmas Lasagna One of the things that I have learned as I have traveled on this grief journey is that keeping all the old patterns and...

Rainbow Sweater Not everything looks like what is represents. This sweater being finished is so much more than a completed project. I...

X-ray after surgery - September 2017 Once again, a long time has passed since I wrote a blog post. Sometimes, despite my best efforts,...

It is a rainy day here in Louisiana, not at all cold, but dank and miserable. The storms are a leading edge of a cold front that will...

I'm pretty sure I am still 16 in this photo, based on the sweater Melanie is wearing, because this picture was taken in New Jersey, and I...

Someone commented on Wednesday morning that it felt more like 9/11/2001 then 11/9/2016, and I felt that all the way to my soul. When news...

I am the six year old, who could read at a sixth grade level, who read the air raid drill signs in the hallways in school, about how we...

My grandmother's name was Sophia Melita, but most people called her Sophie. We grandkids called her Mom-Mom, and my Aunt Fran called her...

"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." When the clock hanging on the side of the garage in the courtyard by the pool stopped...

At this time last year, I had just started cleaning out the room in the garage that had been Cecil's shop, with my intent to turn it into...

I apologize for being away for so long. And for posting so sporadically these last few months. What I am learning this summer is that...

https://library.biblioboard.com/content/9251eb5d-e160-40f6-8a6b-5c07da594230 One of my books is now available through the Indie Author...

The heat and humidity almost always lead to thunderstorms for someone in the greater New Orleans area. It is our turn here in Metairie...

I've told y'all before how those Facebook memories are a two-edged sword, and can be both a blessing and a curse. These two images are...

Full confession - the picture has nothing to do with the subject of this post. This is a field of native Louisiana flowers at City Park...

My lunch today, after mowing the lawn. I'm trying to return to my normal eating habits, which are anything but normal. Pickled Beets,...

The view from my brother and sister-in-laws cottage in Ontario, where I was lucky to spend a few days on vacation after attending my...