Did you have a simple time in your life? Where anything was possible. You were free, unencumbered by worry and fear? Living in the moment? Passionate, loving and finding your own path? Can you regain your hippie soul? Author’s daughter (with ink) and a friend at Electric Forest Music Festival Was this the time? Perhaps…
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Stories from my prior life in the corporate world and now as a writer
May 18th: Best Place to Live in America
Small Towns + Water for the Win! If you are in your twenties, maybe a huge city suits you best? But what if you are older, with a family to raise, or even older? Where is a great place to live? Photo by author / Downtown Grand Haven, Michigan Beware of lists! We have all…
May 12th: The Joy of Ozempic
From a Type 2 Diabetic You have seen the articles, the commercials, the celebrities gushing, and the warnings. Here is my experience. Perhaps different from what you know so far. Why Ozempic? I am a Type 2 Diabetic. It snuck up on me, because of my own denials. Doctors warned me of “pre-diabetes”. No worries,…
October 23rd: Seven Needles, One Eye, Four Days
My poor left eye. Two failed laser surgeries, then one hospital surgery to reattach my retina. Silicone oil added to my eye to control the bleeding as I am on blood thinners. But hey… things were looking up. I just had another surgery to remove the oil. Three needles in my eye while fully conscious….
Aug 23rd: Trees
Majesty to our left and to our right, but a void directly behind our home. A hole in our sight line that needed help. Fir trees asked for help. Another row planted this spring. Soon, we will have a forever green wall, blocking out everything beyond our yard. Norway spruce, planted just in front of…
Aug 21st: I Just Ride…
I been out on that open road… Is it the path, the sights soaked in? Or the wide open way ahead? The solace, only momentarily interrupted by a fellow traveler. Or the heart pumping in tune to the legs, at one with the wheeled machine? Regardless, the pleasure was pure. An hour a day. Faster…
February 4th: Built to last
Last May we took the plunge. Ordered solid hickory Amish furniture. Bar stools, table and chairs. Never have we waited so long for anything… except for the birth of a baby. Hmm… a thirty-nine week wait. We’ll call it a tie So many months in our new home. Eating on our couch… with an eager…
Dec 14th: A blustery, beautiful day… and a covid booster tale
Yes, most days we still visit our stunning freshwater inland sea. Ever changing. Always alluring. I just can’t imagine living in a place where you can’t venture to an awesome sea every single day… talking to you Iowa! I read a few different pieces on best places to live in the USA for 2021. Iowa…
Oct 31st: The perfect gift
Searching for that perfect gift? Try to avoid gifting plastic. Although it is tough when you have young kids to buy for. Look for something durable, with perhaps an artistic touch. I was pondering this today as we were finishing our Christmas shopping and I made myself a bowl of popcorn. This is the bowl…
October 22nd: Plant Your Trees
When You Build Your House…. Plant your trees Yes, this is an analogy post. But rooted (couldn’t help it) in my real life. It is incredible to me that so many people fail to plant their trees in life. Both real… and the other kind. We finally moved into our new home two months ago….