Little pockets of time 

What would you do if you found yourself no longer having to work?  Or even a few days with no responsibilities?  My son lives in Houston and he had no flood damage but he teaches school and his classes were cancelled until next week. He had all this free time on his hands and was…

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My spirit animal

A couple of months after we moved into our new house I went out to get in the car. There is a window in the garage and a little hummingbird was beating himself against the window. I felt total panic. I tried to get the broom to see if I could gently help him of…

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Priorities

We are getting ready to embark on a trip in a couple of weeks that will take us to some of our favorite places.  We will pass through Arkansas, Tennessee and will be staying with some friends in NW North Carolina.  This path includes many of the places we have on our list to consider…

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Furry Joy

Dogs have always been a part of our life.  At one time, we actually had 8 dogs.  Definitely a little crazy since we have had Border Collies and Australian Shepherds.  If you aren’t familiar with these breeds, they always need a job to do.  Our dogs participate in dog sports to keep them busy and…

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Homage to Nature..aka Harvey

Homage My youngest son lives in Houston.  He teaches at a private school there so he didn’t want to try to come home this weekend, just in case nothing happened.  Well, I guess we know that was a bit of a crap shoot.  Thankfully, our cousins were kind enough to treat him like one of…

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Anticipation

It took me some patience to capture a photo of this cute little hummingbird.  I sat down in the backyard and decided I would have to be patient, hoping one of these little guys would come by for a snack.  Retirement is kind of like that for me, I am having to exercise patience as…

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