It is raining here. I have a sneaky suspicion you didn’t read that last sentence quite right. Try it again. It is raining here. It is raining here. Still. One more time. It’s raining here. In Arizona. If you’re one of my blogger friends living in a region of our world currently laden with snow, you may be wondering what… Read More
I have a wide variety of emotions as I watch the news. Sometimes rage, sometimes empathy, sometimes fear. Occasionally I feel elated, happy, or at least touched. Other times I’m worried, scared, appalled. Today I cringed. No better way to put it. I haven’t posted about the disaster in Haiti, not because I haven’t cared or prayed or given. I… Read More
Do you have a GPS? A Global Positioning System? Nifty little gadgets, huh? Once you’ve used a GPS such as a Garmin, pictured below, you wonder how you ever got anywhere without one. Not only does this small device, which can be held in your hand or mounted to your windshield or dashboard, map out the way you should travel… Read More
As my week in Texas is drawing to a close, my friend Kim and I are heading just up the road to First Monday Trade Days in Canton. I realize it’s not Monday and it’s not the first of anything, but the Trade Days are held the weekend before the first Monday of every month and next Monday is February… Read More
Why is it that just moving forward is sometimes the most difficult thing we do? Our feet feel like lead and our eyes look everywhere but ahead. Distractions beckon us from every direction and we quickly lose the enthusiasm we once felt for the goal that lies just steps beyond. Days ago, maybe weeks or months ago, we were zealous… Read More
Surprisingly we don’t get a lot of great Mexican food in Arizona. It’s just different and certainly not Tex-Mex like I’m used to because, after all, I did live in Texas for over 12 years. So when I came to Texas this past weekend, good Mexican food was on the agenda. In the last 5 days, which is how long… Read More