My husband and I recently visited Holland Michigan on our first trip checking out the lighthouses in Michigan. While we enjoyed seeing “Big Red” the real treat was enjoying all the beautiful tulips around town. The weekend before had been their annual Tulip Time Festival. For almost 90 years this annual event has featured over […]
So – school was cancelled and we have our littlest granddaughter for an a couple of days. I listed some ideas we could do on a cold winter day. What To Do On a Cold Winter Day Well baby it is cold outside! Right now at 6:00 pm it is -7 with a windchill of […]
Moving from a metropolitan area to a small town I thought I would miss the great musical opportunities I had in the Quad Cities. My husband and I had season tickets to the Quad City Symphony and we enjoyed excellent music with well-known guest artists. But recently I discovered great music can be found anywhere. […]
That time has come! That time when I realize that I do not want to spend the last years of my life dusting all the “stuff” I have accumulated over the years. That time when I realize I do not want to spend the last years of my life cleaning floors in rooms I no […]
We all love super heroes! Iron Man Spider-Man Batman Captain America Green Arrow Hulk Aquaman Ant-Man Thor And the list could go on and on. We have a love affair with super heroes. We dress up like them. Our children carry backpacks with their images. We buy comic books, watch movies and TV shows where […]
Most of my life I have lived near the Mississippi River. Living in southern Illinois near St. Louis, Missouri I crossed the river almost every day as I lived in Illinois but worked in Missouri. The arch dominates the view as you cross into downtown St. Louis. Taking over two years to build (1963 to […]
When my husband and I take a trip we love to sometimes get in the car and head out with no particular destination. We just drive until something catches our eye; often we say “I wonder where that road goes” and off we go to find out where it will lead us. Even when we […]
Here we go again! Another winter advisory! Ice, then snow and strong winds causing drifting snow, and low visibility. It looks like we are stuck in a time warp where we keep repeating the same scenario over and over. Moving last fall further north from our home in Illinois we worried that the winter would […]
Here we go again! Another winter advisory! Ice, then snow and strong winds causing drifting snow, and low visibility. It looks like we are stuck in a time warp where we keep repeating the same scenario over and over. Moving last fall further north from our home in Illinois we worried that the winter would […]
Thanksgiving – a time with family. Over the years the family gathering has gotten smaller as kids grow up, move away, have kids of their own. But at this time of year I always remember some of the great interactions with my grandchildren. There was Robert: Growing up Robert loved to talk. I always tried […]
Moving from a metropolitan area to a small town I thought I would miss the great musical opportunities I had in the Quad Cities. My husband and I had season tickets to the Quad City Symphony and we enjoyed excellent music with well-known guest artists. But recently I discovered great music can be found anywhere. […]
Well now I guess it is official. As of April 8, 2019 I have become a Michigander. Six months ago my husband and I moved from northern Illinois to St Johns, Michigan – just about 20 miles north of the state capital of Lansing. Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would spend […]
Here we go again! Another winter advisory! Ice, then snow and strong winds causing drifting snow, and low visibility. It looks like we are stuck in a time warp where we keep repeating the same scenario over and over. Moving last fall further north from our home in Illinois we worried that the winter would […]
When I was a child I was very shy, found it difficult to engage in conversation except with family and very close friends. While I had my own opinions, I was reluctant to ever state them or enter into any discussion where people were debating different viewpoints. Somewhere along the line I changed. Looking back […]
