This evening I had the enjoyable excuse to take out my best friend for an evening of fine food and “child free” conversation in celebration of said friend’s birthday. I’d state her age, but some milestones are best left unremarked, especially ones that e… more »

All around me friends and family have been succumbing to the joys of cold and flu season. Snuffling, sneezing, feverish and wheezing their way through the days as I have smugly taken my vitamins and bounced along, feeling just fine thank you for asking.… more »

Some weeks everything just flows along, the muddles and bumps on the road of life are minor, and the highs and lows seem to be more like gentle slopes than herculean obstacles. Then there are other weeks when the universe seems to toss your life into a b… more »

Writer's block is a disease for which there is no cure, only respite. ~Terri Guillemets I spent the weekend being nagged by my muse until I could have sworn we were a married couple. Everywhere I went, there she was, reminding me I had goals to accom… more »

Samhaine, Halloween, the night Satan runs amok on a sugar high, whatever you want to call it, last night was October 31 and I had a plan. It involved candy, comfy pajamas and a wide assortment of pillows to hide behind while I settled in to watch what I… more »