Swinging from summer to fall

It’s hard to believe that August is almost over.  As its last days swing past, it comes to mind that summer is quickly sliding away.  Labor Day is often considered its “last hurrah;” that holiday is this coming weekend. To be truthful, I am not sad to see summer...

Observing Father’s Day

I almost forgot about Father’s Day this year.  Maybe it’s not too surprising; my dad, my father-in-law, and my husband are no longer living and so the significance of the day doesn’t stand out like it did formerly.  But since I remembered, I have some thoughts on the...

The green of Spring

What is the color we all wish to see this time of year?  Tired of all the drab browns of winter, we eagerly await the days when we look out our windows and behold – green! It is exciting to see the earth put forth shoots that herald spring.  Lawns that lay dormant...

Books, books, and more books!

I love books.  Maybe a little too much.  I could not even begin to say how many hours of my life have been spent reading.  Sometimes it has been for inspiration, sometimes for education or instruction, but the majority of it has been reading for pleasure.  Some books...

Have a Soup-er November!

November has arrived.  In the days before its appearance, our weather has changed from warm to chilly and damp.  I am pulling out soup recipes that don’t usually come to mind during warmer weather, needing something to warm me up from the inside out. Making soup can...