Was definitely a winter day today. When I walked Penelope early morning the cold air bit my hands, put its icy fingers on my face and ears. The sky was winter blue, cloudless and clear. And the beautiful glorious sunshine trying to warm up the earth, kissing the four little dandelions’ blooms, yellow as Crayola…

It was wintry cold on our first doggie walk this morning. Penelope had on a baggy sweater and was running around in the cold so happily. I was toasty warm in my new coat, a gift from my dearest friend. Kat joined us on our walk, just as frisky as Penelope. They drug me down…

Drove home from Peachtree City this morning under a rainy sky. The clouds all gathered together rolled up in lines of gray and blue and purple, spitting just enough rain to be aggravating — wipers, no wipers, wipers, no wipers. Never fails when I come home from visiting the grandchildren, when I drive by the…

From my archives on this day of 2023. I’m visiting the grandchildren but headed home tomorrow so new blog coming Tuesday morning. Thanks for reading my words! Sitting on the porch and pondering in the porch swing. Lots of birds flitting around. Penelope is surveying her kingdom. Barks every time the mailman comes by. He…

From my archives… Pondering in the swing on the porch today. Have a metal colander full of popcorn in my lap and a pint fruit jar of Dr. Pepper, sporting a purple straw. Penelope is in her pen snuggled under her red bird blanket. She just heard the brakes squeak on the FedX truck up…

Henry David Thoreau said, “An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” I was greeted by a glorious morning as I took Penelope on her first walk of the day and have been blessed with a beautiful Friday. Mother Nature is blowing the bamboo around this morning, rustling their slender branches, fanning…

Was walking Penelope this afternoon in the crisp air of a beautiful blue sky winter afternoon and I noticed a few solitaire dandelions, their yellow blooms sparkling in the warm sun like jewels in a pile of trash. Amid the limbs and the remains of a huge cardboard stove box four bright yellow dandelion blooms…

“Do today what should be done. Your tomorrow may never come,” Harry F. Banks. Read this quote today. Just another reminder that we’re not promised another tomorrow. God gifts us with breath for another day at his discretion. I really should have done some Christmas cleaning today but I sat down in my reading chair…

Today’s sky was so blue and clear, sketched without a cloud. Mother Nature invited Mr. North Wind for tea and he kept the oak leaves and magnolia leaves dancing down the street with his strong breezes, creating large whirlwinds that danced and spun around. The bamboo bent in the wind, knocking together like wind chimes,…

Today’s quote in my daily quote book is “Let us always meet each other with a smile,” Mother Teresa. Wouldn’t that be great if the world tried to follow that advice. I’m thinking of the random smiles I shared with folks today. I was walking Penelope as a stranger walked down our street this morning.…