Monthly Archives: March 2011

Just the words Cherry Cobbler bring to mind smells of delicious cherries, warm and crunchy topping, thoughts of home. How lucky for me that my day is not filled with thoughts of a Japanese nuclear melt down, dangerous water levels … Continue reading →

Since I’m one of those who keeps everybody’s addresses and contact information, I’m stressed to find I’ve lost somebody along the way … like a “Best Mommy Friend” from when my children were little. Things happen, though. Our lives move … Continue reading →

Actually, poetry every morning is the norm for me. Not writing it, sad to say, but reading favorites. Here are two that speak volumns about this time of year in the Pacific NW, from Wes Hanson, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I saw a poem in my American Life in Poetry weekly e-mail by Lois Beebe Hayna. She had written a poem called Brief Eden, about her living with her family at the edge of a wood, … Continue reading →

What is it about watching a whale that speaks to me? I have no idea, except that I’ve alwasy wanted to go on a whale watching excursion and now I’m determined to make this a reality. It’s simply time to … Continue reading →

Until I started this blog I never knew how often I think about, watch and enjoy the birds in our neighborhood. As I drove out this morning to have coffee with two friends, I saw a march of some 50 … Continue reading →