*when something we ordered online finally arrives at the front door *being a grandmother/ my grandchildren *banana or lemon bread with hot tea *eating healthy fries (baked) *fast wifi *bear hugs *group hugs *a big bowl of hot steaming homemade soup *neck and forehead kisses *hanging out with my "mountain man-wannabe cowboy"-husband *receiving a package…

First thought this morning upon awakening was my last image before falling asleep. It had hung beyond the blinds of the window way up high in the night sky In the gesture of a tilted smile, The Cheshire cat moon. Smiled back at me! Calming my spirit As I had slumbered off into dreamland. With…

m E o W ! Whisper. (purrrrrring). I'm over the moon kat krazy because I have my own blog. m E o W- m E o W! Thanks to April. She rescued me years ago (purrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and gave me my forever home when her grandma said "April needs someone to love and take care of."…

Mornings unfold in the quiet mountain meadow wood Days fill with joy in the beauty that always arrives in spring Where brilliant sunlight beams through open blinds and lightens up every room Not a cloud seen for miles in the vast blue sky so welcomed after yesterday's dark moments of thundering clouds and blustery wind.…

slowly wake up to this Covid world and to our, still, sheltered-in place to our tempo, our vibe, our pace social distancing, but still kissy face-to-face with or without a mask still rockin' to coffee to wake us when the rest of the world can wait when we would rather rock the whole day let…

I carefully rode off the driveway onto the hilly slope of our neighborhood street waving to everyone and their barking dogs. Wondering why I decided to ride these hills on a bike when I don't walk them. It is quite a feat to navigate a bike when I don't normally ride at all. Nor have…