My Nanny was born in 1911 and lived a whole lot of years before she passed in 2009. It's seems unimaginable that she's been...
Lifestyle
everyone should have a happy place
I have a friend on Facebook that is always showing photos of her patio filled with flowers. She says it's her "happy...
it’s practice retirement time again
I'm back to practice retirement mode. I plan to take at least a few weeks downtime (most likely a couple months). Summers...
country living isn’t for the feint of heart
With rain in the forecast within the next hour, I made my way to the fenced in yard. This part of the yard is better know...
what does summer break look like for a nana?
My granddaughter, Coco, is on summer break from school. About to go into the 8th grade, she'll be 14 on Tuesday. FOURTEEN!...
24,000 steps is just under 11 miles
I know the steps to miles calculation to be close to accurate because that's what I put in yesterday. They weren't easy...
labeling Merida even at the risk of being stigmatizing
I told y'all that we had Taco Bell for dinner last night. I didn't say anything about Coco not picking up what she had...
first week of summer vacation and it’s not even summer
Coco's first week of summer vacation and she's here today while her Dad works. I'll be humming video game songs in my sleep...
I witnessed a swimmer risking hypothermia
If my pool ever opens again like it did this year, I'm done. It's too much work! She went coverless all winter and rests...