I’m full of delicious shrimp, walking on the beach at Hilton Head, South Carolina, my toes wet from the ocean waves. I can feel the tired heart beat of the ocean as it laps on the shore. I’m following a tuxedoed old man, a Great Blue Heron, his skinny legs taking deliberate steps on the…

Traveling this morning under a sky so blue it’s almost purple. The road stretches out in front of me, heat shimmering up. Another hot day in the south and I love it. Didn’t rain at my house yesterday, first time in a while, and the temperature was cooler. Enjoyed my porch perching yesterday and bird…

Back on the porch this morning, perched in the swing. It’s noticeable cooler and less humid. Amazing how a ten degree change in temperature changes things. The sky is beautifully overcast in cigar smoke grays and melted vanilla ice cream colors, blue pastel sketches peeping through in spots. Late afternoon the sun broke through revealing…

Today has been like no other. Went to oldest sister-in-law’s house to get a shirt her ironing lady starched up for me. She’s the sweetest little lady but will never let me pay her. Last time I put the money in with the money vet brother leaves for her. She got it out and left…

Today has been a good day! I’ll give it a ten but it’s hotter than the metal hinges on the gates of Hades. My jaw isn’t aching, the stitches aren’t bothering me. Went to the grocery store. It was Paw Paw Tuesday at WM, ten percent off for old fogies. Loved it when they asked,…

Went to LaGrange, Georgia, today to get a haircut and do a little grocery shopping for my beach trip. Took oldest sister-in-law with me. Last time we went to LaGrange she thought she saw a T-Rex. Seriously! We had the best time at Kroger! We love the big grocery stores. Roanoke has a Walmart and…

Beautiful day but Mother Nature has turned the thermostat way up. Summertime in the South, the heat slaps me in the face as I open the screen door to the porch. Penelope’s tongue is dragging as we walk down the broken sidewalk next door. I’m burning slap up! It’s hotter than the devil’s armpit! It’s…

It’s a beautiful day today from my front porch. As I glance around I can see my glorious world and all of nature’s prizes. Cross the street I see the large fragrant magnolia blooms, snow white and sunny, the sun beaming straight down on their petals, so pretty contrasting with the magnolia’s greens. Behind my…

This morning was so pretty. The azure sky canvas was cloudless and clear. The birds were singing and the train whistles were blowing. A cool breeze was playing pleasant melodies on the wind chimes. Didn’t sit and ponder in the swing yesterday. One side of my mouth is stitched up where I had two teeth…

From my archives on this date last year — Another beautiful day the Lord has blessed us with. I ate breakfast on the porch and enjoyed the morning’s bloom into day. My yard is full of birds singing, flitting around the feeders, drinking from the bird baths. The juvenile cardinals are colored in such wondrous…