Today was a chillier day. It didn’t seem to rain, but it was damp and cloudy and misty all day. As I walked through my neighborhood, I was reminded of the trip I took with man-go-round a few years ago … Continue reading
We’ve been getting whomped with rain this spring, and now this first day of summer. Drizzle, fog, lightning and deluge. Sprinkling, downpours, and rainbows after hailstorms. Some days the rain is scary, accompanying dangerous storms and tornados. Some days it … Continue reading
When I was a wee lass, family vacations entailed my mom, pop, three sisters and I. They sometimes included extended relatives or family friends, but the core group was “relatively” small (sorry- pun addict here).We’ve since grown both in years … Continue reading
Let me just start this off by assuring you this has a happy ending. Things may sound a bit bleak for a minute there, but I promise it gets better…Rewind to a Thursday evening in Madrid circa February of 2006. … Continue reading
Hey kids!Silly weather today (I am a Minnesotan, so I must get my requisite weather chitchat in each day! It’s a genetic trait!) On my way to work, this: Little snow droplets! Luckily I didn’t spend a lot of time … Continue reading
Okay class! Now, who can tell me what makes flowers grow? Bobby? “sunlight” -yes, that’s right bobby! great work! What else? Bueller? …Bueller?…Bueller… Sandy? -rain! Yes Sandy, Rain… Rain makes things grow… … Lovely things! I love rain, it creates … Continue reading
Nope, this won’t be as dreary as it sounds.So, by now, at this point in the fall, we can only become too, too aware of the cliches describing the fall colors. As incredible as they are, I can’t even imagine … Continue reading
