When I was 69

I had an algae problem.  I thought I'd beat it, and bought new fish.  They died. So I took them back, and got replacements, and cleaned...

Well, not everyone goes 6 months between haircuts! But I remembered I had had fun having a braid, so this was the result of letting it ...

I started off bringing a desert to a Thanksgiving meal at the Lakeview Senior Center.  They provided turkey and dressing (and gravy!)  We al...

Yesterday we had a community of friends gather for an event that was curious.  A Death Cafe' was something that you signed up for (thoug...

Rolling out of bed this morning...took my time and did some yoga-like stretches, making those old muscles know I still love 'em and want...

So you lost the war. Can you put a statue up to remember all the soldiers that died for your cause? Not in the south of the US any more. ...

A giraffe you say? Well why not? Here is my dining table with all the pots waiting to get packed, and one little guy waiting for ...

There will be news tonight. Until then, a regular day. Bleh. (That's what spell check wanted me to say, I had a more interesting spelli...

The season of Samhain continued yesterday...a gathering of women to celebrate the change of the year.  Our altar included reminders of wha...

For Sepia Saturday this week. Do I have any old photos that meet this prompt? I'm pretty sure not. I'd love to find some polka dot...

There are some things I'm good at. There are some, I'm not so good at. Today I want to speak from my heart. I am so sad abou...

Right outside the Center for the Arts (and next door to the Swannanoa Valley History Museum)  there was a lovely owl hanging a...

Happy new year, from the old ways (Celtic, Irish, Scot, British, Mexican, Guatemalan, Native American). The end of a farming year on Oct. 31...

On the tablet in the hand of Lady Liberty, the statue of liberty. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs ast...

As a docent at the Swannanoa Valley History Museum (it's really called an even longer name, S.V. Museum and History Center,) last Wednes...