Tributaries

Happy Birthday Mary Beth! Whatever you do to celebrate your day, may you do it with all your heart! Do it for you! Do it like you mean it......

We have been delighted this past week with the antics of our hummingbirds that are attracted to our bright red menarda blossoms. For a long...

I took a different route on my daily walk today. In an impulsive attempt to follow in my own grandmother's footsteps I decided to walk t...

Celebrating with Julie! Whether it is a birthday or some other occasion, it is always fun to be with Jewels! She is one of those happy peopl...

Our first family reunion as grandparents was held over the long Fourth of July weekend. Stretching out over several days and crammed with a...

I Love America. "Proudly it waves, Old Glory, over the land of the free; Promise of hope and freedom, symbol of liberty. Red, white an...

While watching "Old Glory" wave in the breeze this morning, I got a nice surprise! Bluebie had come back for a visit and had perc...

He caught me red-handed looking through the little photo album first thing this morning. "Has he grown since last night?" he asked...

Like last year and the year before that, the pair of bluebirds checked out our birdhouse in April, and settled into it in early May. We enjo...

Happy Birthday, Paula! One fine June day in the arms of big brother, Chet. Another fine June day wth Sunshine cake. mmmmmmmmm. Cute little b...

Tomorrow I will be saying "Happy Birthday to Paula Susan", seen here posing with an older acquaintance of hers. This sister is t...

"Everything in this room was a gift," she said softly, her words breaking into my contemplations. When I was able to pry my eyes...

I know that a picture is worth a thousand words, but... even if I could write a thousand words it wouldn't be enough to describe what it...

If you aren't a morning person, and I am not naturally one, you simply miss out. You miss the beautiful songs of the 'birds of the...

There are various forms of pain... There is the kind of pain that you bring on yourself, like when you act like someone half your age and th...

I can't remember what they were praying about on this occasion, but I do remember the pure faith in those prayers my little sisters rec...

It was a party to celebrate his graduation from college; a veritable accomplishment for this young man. Though, true to his style, Joe turne...

About me.................... The river that is my life continues to pull me to new frontiers. I have never been here before, and I like it h...

I wish I could share my rhubarb with you. I have way more than I can possibly use. But if you happen to have some, here is the most deliciou...