It may be 4 days to summer but you'd never know it in my slice of world. A gorgeous day (even with an air quality alert) to...
Spring in Indiana
train your dog to recognize weekends
Wouldn't it be great if you could train dogs to recognize weekends? I'm talking about the days that many humans have off...
you light your own birthday candles when you’re 41
We celebrated Coco's 14th birthday yesterday. Yes, it was late because she was with her Mom on her special day. We had...
a polar plunge offers physical and mental benefits
The only one that released endorphins and adrenaline here yesterday was Coco. The pool water temp dropped to 70° after the...
practice retirement: overview of the early days
So many people I know are retiring. Of course, that's a sign that I'm old -- especially since some of them are younger than...
the pool man says we’re good to go – almost
Cleaning split units and all mini-splits set me back $311.00 this year. I've yet to get a bill from the pool man. Perry the...
summer will be here in less than 20 days
It's not officially summer until June 20th, but we're geared up and ready right now. I'm about to share FOUR "firsts" as we...
pink pineapple from Costa Rica by way of tennessee
Katie rolled in over the weekend from her new home in Tennessee. She came bearing gifts -- not that just seeing her...
my nanny’s old time sayings are still true today
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...