It’s nearly 60 degrees F in #Cincinnati … #letitsnow #letitsnow #letitsnow in a winter wonderland (Andrew Sisters – don’t ask!  It’s before my time too lol). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf3GZPJaMZw

One of the many benefits of living and stretching out experiences over a lifetime is that you learn to take the good with the bad.  After a few false starts and dips that feel like a permanent condition, you learn that you never completely fall down and even if you do, you get back up. …

1984 – Granny & Pop’s Farm (Senior Honors Night) Next month, a silent milestone will occur, which will be noticed by very few…aside from myself and other family members.  Twenty years later, my dad’s legacy is still going strong in all of us.  Rather than remembering that single, devastating day, I’d prefer to celebrate all…

Sometimes reaching the point of no return is not enough to drive us forward into the unknown. Sometimes…you just have to live Sometimes actually having a plan or parachute isn’t enough to help prepare for life’s future destinations. Because no one knows when they are going to be dropped out of a plane at 40,000…

It’s a rare occasion for me to write about cleaning or ironing…unless it’s to show a mound of laundry Wrinkle Free Living on top of my dryer to express my frustration in keeping up with housework. Today I come before you a changed woman, believing firmly in wrinkle free living, and the need to iron…

Okay, I can either get irritated or embrace the fact that I have become the kind of person  Keep reaching, my friend…you can only achieve more! synonymous with the traits of a squirrel, often snapping a quick picture of beautiful clouds in the middle of an afternoon meeting.  Or channeling a catchy tune when the…

If I were The Wizard of Oz for one day and I could hold court with all the troubled souls coming in and out of the Emerald City…oh what a day that would be. Beginning with children, from all walks of life, all suffering from the same affliction…”know-it-all-ness.”  It’s the first sign of a healthy,…

What does your fertilizer look like? It’s funny that of all the things I could write about on a Sunday afternoon, the topic that seems to be bubbling to the surface is my personal approach to professional networking.  Like most business, it’s tough…not always natural, and it doesn’t always work.  I know this because it’s…

Ever ask that question…or have someone ask you?  Ever pick-up something and feel grateful you found a hidden treasure within your reach? I do that every day.  I like decorating…and antiques have always held a special fascination for me.  Anything that survives for more than a 100 years and lands in my home…well, it usually…

Friends and Neighbors What if we were next door neighbors instead of following each other on Twitter or Facebook? What if every action or word said was met with an equal or bigger reaction right next door every day? Instead of measuring by likes, shares, comments and images, What if your neighborhood suddenly became a…