Hello followers, Happy Memorial Day! Be safe and enjoy today and look outside the mirror at all the nature; the breeze, the trees, the ground we walk on, the birds chirping, the wild life (animals). Because other people are your mirror. Dan and I are exploring North Carolina’s finest. Yesterday our friends, Kevin and Jody took us to Ocoee River where the 1996 Olympic rafting competition began. The Ocoee River near Ducktown Tennessee was the event for the whitewater canoe an

RECAPPING this past week May 24 to June 2, 2021 Hello followers, There is a saying, that “And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time..” In Dan’s and my life, we have found this to be true. Changes will always happen, both planned and unexpected. How we deal with changes that are thrown our way says a lot about who we are as a person, and the inner strength and esteem that we have. No more than, can you expect the seed of crabgrass to produce

Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people CONTINUING THE SERIES OF QUOTES ABOUT LIVING Hello followers, It’s the weekend and here in the United States, we are celebrating Memorial Day weekend. So, everyone Happy Memorial Day weekend. I woke up in a different place, we are visiting friends and this came to me; it’s in the heart that we access the core qualities of love, compassion, care, kindness, forgiveness and app

CONTINUING THE SERIES OF QUOTES ABOUT LIVING Hello followers, On the road again, yes – Dan and I are on our way to North Carolina to visit some friends. Dan wishes travel therapy was covered under his Medicare health insurance. I think many people would like this and perhaps it is not a bad idea since traveling is really a sort of therapy for us and maybe for you too. When we have a lot of stress or we feel bad we should pack our bags and go traveling. We always return as reb

CONTINUING THE SERIES OF QUOTES ABOUT LIVING Hello followers, Wow – where has the week gone, it’s Thursday already! Yesterday slipped right by for I was looking for pictures and went through over 60 years of memories and photos. I realize how unorganized they were, but in these photographs was Dan and my life, our daughters, friends and our relatives here and gone. I must have gone through ten thousand photographs! A Photograph means so many things to so many different people

CONTINUING THE SERIES OF QUOTES ABOUT LIVING Hello followers, Welcome back, Dan and I have been sharing recipes for several weeks from the book of food and remedies that heal; alchemy of herbs. This morning before coffee time I was wondering what I should start writing about and it hit me; why not talk about herbs. Growing up in Florida, I would pluck weeds that would grow around my flowers; not knowing that they were not weeds but some type of healing power. HERBS goes all t

CONTINUING THE SERIES OF QUOTES ABOUT LIVING Hello Followers, This Tuesday morning, I woke up to the buds on the rose bush my daughter, son-in-law and grandson sent me for Mother’s Day. One opened up and is this beautiful light red along the ream and the center is yellow. Danielle knows that my favorite color is yellow. To me flowers are indeed one of the most beautiful creations on the planet. And of those, Roses are the ones I admire the most. Did you know, the rose belongs

Hello Followers, Another day and another week - Happy Monday! This morning I’m going to start out with a bang and quote you a Nora Roberts saying. If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer's always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place. Since it’s a new week, this saying could start you out thinking in the right direction. It made me think of all the times, I didn’t ask? For asking others for what I wanted

RECAPPING this past week May 16 to May 22, 2021 Hello Followers, Two days ago, I was reminded again how every second counts. I lost a cousin who I admired. Ray showed me the kindness of family and was there for me when I really needed it. I will always treasure the memories we shared deep within my heart. The only regret I have is not letting him know how much I loved him; however, I can feel deep down he knew. So, life is short – don’t forget to tell your loved ones you lov

Just think if we do the same thing again and again, we get used to it and don't appreciate what we have. STARTING ON A SERIES OF QUOTES ABOUT LIVING Hello Followers, It’s the weekend, Yes! Do you ever ask why there are seasons? Well, I like to think that seasons and nature can teach us more about life and work than we know. Dan and I have opened our eyes to see the perspective. As we walk through the greenway here in Virginia, everyday and every season; we ask each other the