Make My Day. Please! The Power of Kindness
Go Ahead, make my day. Clint Eastwood’s famous line from Sudden Impact is obviously not what I mean. We can make someone’s day through the power of kindness. The old rhyme about “sticks and stones” isn’t…
The Spice of Life
Standing in the grocery store I pause with amazement at the wide assortment of spices on the shelves. There are many herbs, spices and flavorings to please our palates. Hot, mild, salty, sweet, sour and savory, they…
Autumn: Hope For New Beginnings
Autumn is my favorite time of year. The period of time between summer and winter when the period of daylight becomes shorter and tempatures are cooler is also called Fall in New England. The deciduous trees burst…
I Fell For a Scam
FOOLED! HACKED! PHISHED! SCAMMED! Yup, I fell for a “phishing” scam. I consider myself an intelligent woman, but it caught me off guard and seemed real. The view they showed me made it appear that someone had…
Is Your Soul Well-Watered?
Everyone who knows me has seen photos of my beautiful flower gardens. Over the years my husband and I have planted flowering bushes and perennials in the front and back of our home. A healthy garden needs…