The summer I let my gardens die is still fresh in my mind because it just happened. That’s right. This past summer I did not tend to the garden plots that usually grow prolifically with strawberries, tomatoes, squash, and herbs. In fact just the contrary occurred. I watched vermin, wily and pesky squirrels, strip not …
Rose-colored walls
There is something so irresistible about waking up in an old-fashioned, quaint hotel by the sea (no offense intended hubby). Rose-colored walls, white shudders, and a mermaid carved headboard resonate with "my time." How lovely to have reached this moment in my life when such a blessing is possible. *Gift back to my empty self …
38 “I’m Feeling Really Green!”
Give me a few days of spring-like weather and I feel really green! Green speaks to me of new life!              When I "go green," there is growth happening. Like the tender runners of my strawberry plants, new interests take me beyond what I am presently doing.              I find a similar pattern always occurs. Some new …
Day 35 “Creative Excursions”
In these financially tight times, "creativity is the poor man's vacation!"  (Generically speaking, of course, and intended to include woman and children).    Hobbies take the edge off life! As a career educator, I need a lot of "my time" after "work time." Teaching challenging students is often like standing before a hard crowd at a comic …
JoDee Luna Art 