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A day to pause, reflect, hope, pray and honor those who died. A day to also celebrate the people who have kept the faith with memorials, celebrating the lives of those who died. Hearing their names read evokes a tremendous … Continue reading →

I don’t believe a day has gone by in the last 15 years that I haven’t stopped to smile while looking at this adorable picture of my granddaughters, Jamie and Tate.  I believe they were 6 and 3 at this time, … Continue reading →

For the month of September I decided I’d post a picture each day of things I love, and it’s been fun deciding which ones to use first, then next, and today it was an especially easy choice. I chose this … Continue reading →

Today I posted this on my Facebook page, saying I used to take pictures of the kids, but now I take pictures of their pictures.  It’s all true but it gives me just as much joy, only in a different … Continue reading →

Really, it is.  It’s the simple things. Today I have been reflecting on our lives over the past four years, as asked of course at both the Republican and Democratic conventions recently. Are we better off now than we were … Continue reading →

  Here’s a picture of the small garden cart I bought this summer at a neighborhood garage sale. I painted it with Asher’s bird house paints, filled it with dirt and planted a couple of straggley Sweet William plants. Finally the … Continue reading →

Sept. 5 – Lovely geranium on the patio. This small planter, bought at Albertson’s, has been a magnet all summer for hummingbirds.  I felt guilty when I bought it, thinking it was a shame I was too lazy to plant … Continue reading →

On my facebook page, I’m posting a photo each day in Sept. of things I love, from my Fall 2012 album.  These berries were my first photo for September, as I so love to pick fresh raspberries early mornings from our garden, … Continue reading →

This lovely hydrangea blossom reminds me of my mother. At 88 she went shopping with me to a garden center, her last visit to such a store. At 94 now she no longer gets excited about flowers, but at the … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks my granddaughters Jamie and Tate have piled belongings into the family car and headed off to Pullman, WA to become WSU Cougs, Jamie intent on a career in business and Tate with her eyes on … Continue reading →