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Chance and I were walking along the beach and talking when I stopped to pick up a couple shells.  He shared a conversation with me that he had with his Aunt Linda.  He and his aunt had been sitting along the beach when she wanted to share with him the shells she had...

A couple days after Christmas, Jimmy and I traveled to LaPlata to visit with his mother and family.  We had talked and visited for a while when Jimmy left the room.  I think his mother was waiting until we had a moment alone; she immediately asked me to hand her the...

I recently began Pilates and absolutely love it!  I have always exercised but Reformer Pilates has been a new experience for me.  It was during a recent class the instructor guided us through our side planks using the reformer.  It went something like this:  Place...

"Everybody's got stuff" is a phrase my girlfriends and I coined in the late 90's.  It originated during a conversation discussing our current issues, the problems of other friends, and the difficulties our coworkers were experiencing.  It summarizes the realization...

I have heard orchids described as tempermental.....finicky.....difficult.....beautiful..... My orchid was a gift on Christmas morning 2019.  Perhaps it is the significance of that particular Christmas which makes my orchid so dear to me. If I am being realistic, in my...

To me there is nothing quite like a good walk.  I find it healing for both the body and the soul.  Sometimes I walk with a purpose.....I have somewhere to go and to be, but often I walk more leisurely.....taking my time to enjoy my surroundings and "reset" my...

In this instant society we are living in, there are several very convenient grocery delivery services.  These services allow you to order your groceries online and have your order delivered to your door.  It is both easy and convenient.....if it all works correctly....

"Hey, Ms Staton.....ummm.....we have a problem.  It isn't all going to fit.  The truck is just about full and we won't be able to get all your stuff in." Jimmy and I had discussed numerous times the size of the truck needed for our move.....20 feet, 26 feet, 20 feet,...

"You never get a second chance to make a good first impression".  Certainly, we have all heard this phrase many times through the years.  Recently, this phrase was referenced on a game show and I thought to myself.....or do we? It was a dreary afternoon and there was...

Recently, a friend posted that his little girl had dressed herself for the day.  Lilly was adorable in her array of colors and multiple accessories.  It reminded me of this photo I took on the National Day of Prayer in 2018.  We had recently moved to Kentucky, and it...