2019 was quite the year. I fell and injured my back 3 times. Hubby and I went to Disneyland. We won a new car. I read 175 books. I fostered a mama cat and watched her bring 5 babies into this world. Three of them still live here. We got two puppies. Yes, I do…
Are you on Twitter? It's not just a place where people argue or live-tweet television shows or political debates. Yes, there are all kinds of annoying people there. But you don't have to follow them. I don't. I've decided that I want to be informed, but I can choose who to listen to and where…
I know you've all been wondering how my garden is doing--especially since I've not posted any pictures of it so far. The very first tomato of the season! A ready-to-eat salad Soon to be producing way more zucchini than we can eat. Marionberries My new favorite color/type of marigold--the strawberry blonde Looking at all of…
We took an afternoon jaunt to the beach. The guys wanted to fish in the surf. So I walked the beach and I read my book in the truck when I got cold. Then there was hot tea and pad thai for dinner. Books. Beach. Tea. Pad Thai. Good day.
You know, when you look into starting a blog there are all kinds of websites out there that have advice for how to run your blog. You have to post so many times a week/month. You have to post only about things in your niche. What is your niche? You have to decide what your…
The day after Labor Day, my hubby and I took some friends to the Point Defiance Park. We decided to go visit the rose garden. And they have dahlias there. And fuchsias. And we spent a couple of hours walking around among all of these amazing blooms. I got to smell a bunch of roses. …
I love tea. It all started with the peppermint tea my mom gave me as a baby to calm my tummy. I stuck mainly to herbal tea until I was through college. I made it through college without coffee! That's because caffeine was a thing that we just didn't do. It was one of those…
I randomly stumbled on this series because they were all available right away on my library's app. I was hooked. I couldn't listen to any other books in between. I got through them as fast as I could. If you like science fiction, this series is for you. If you like reading about impossible odds,…
I'm an introvert. I'm a highly sensitive person. I love baseball. And since I currently live only 2 hours from my favorite team, I like to go to a couple of games every year. And we went yesterday. The fan in me loves it. The introvert in me has a hard time with it. The…