During the Christmas week someone left three variegated poinsettias on our front porch and our neighbors, John & Sherry gave us a red one. We’ve never found out who left the variegated ones, but the four fit nicely into a beautiful old pot salvaged from curbside the day before trash pickup by Joe & Tracy a few months ago ( Read more... )

1. A quiet day here for just the two of us, unless someone stops by ( Read more... )

A very quiet time here for us tonight. No company, no kids, I didn't even buy or prepare any special treats or snacks for us. Pete and I are in our respective rooms with our respective TVs. Pete has fallen asleep on the couch now and is softly snoring. I'll let him sleep and wake him just before midnight. I am wide awake and going between ( Read more... )

Wow, what a great way to start out the New Year . . . by counting down the hours until my sister arrives. Her plane lands tomorrow morning at 11:18 a.m. and by 11:30, we will probably have hugged 10 times! Or maybe just one big, long hug ( Read more... )