“ I’m really honored and Totally Not Worthy to have gotten an honorable mention as “A Good Laugh” over at Hilary’s gorgeous blog, The Smitten Image. This is my third nod from Hillary, and I’m starting to suspect that this might be her way of being nice to the pitiful girl in the class. You …

Seriously. You know that big storm system that blew across the US recently? On Monday afternoon, it passed through our area. The lightning strikes started popping like popcorn while I was on the phone with my friend, Anne. I had just mentioned to her that things were starting to get dicey, and I might need …

I finally figured out how to make my own button! I’m so excited! I didn’t even used to even know what a blog button was, but now, I can make my own. I went to this wonderful lady’s blog, carefully followed her instructions, and now I know how. So, if you’d like to make your …

No, not THIS Pee Wee. Image from here.  Once upon a time, about 23 years ago, and I really and truly am not making this story up, I was a newlywed. OK, I know that’s not that hard to believe. But hang on: it may take a while to get to the unbelievable part, but …

Trying to act nonchalant.  See this woman? See what’s behind her? Yeah, at this particular moment, she was feeling pretty darn good about herself. She was thinking that she, for some reason, had been allowed to hit the jackpot. Have you ever been someplace, gone someplace, and known that you had risen above your social …

And Barbra Streisand  would tell you that makes me one of the luckiest people in the world. (Don’t miss the dreamy eyed look that Robin Williams gives her at the beginning of this song!) Gosh, she has a lovely voice. Unfortunately, I don’t think that what Barbra had in mind in that song was exactly …

Be careful what you wish for. Isn’t that what you’ve always heard? Me, too. Why won’t I listen??? Remember how I said I was longing to be interviewed? Jack knows better than to wish for something like that. Some donkeys are smarter than others. Well, my wish has done gone and come true. I’ve been …

I’m in love, all over again. People with whom I engage in PDA on a regular basis. Click to make it larger. It just gets better.

PDA. PDA??? What the heck is PDA, you ask??? A long, long, time ago (cue Don McLean’s American Pie), I can still remember… I went to an extremely upright Christian Junior College. Really, really uptight. And they had rules in regard to Public Displays of Affection. No huggie, no kissie,…(and if you are of a …

It’s 72º outside right now in the Boonies! Can grilling season be far behind??? If you’re a vegetarian, or object to hunting in general, you might want to click away now. This post isn’t for you. I do eat meals that are vegetarian fairly often. In fact, I did so last night! So please, stop …

Yesterday, I read this verse from Isaiah, in regard to the Servant of the Lord (the Messiah): “The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. The Sovereign Lord has opened my …

I don’t have a good photo for potatoes, so, here’s a phreebie photo from my porch. Enjoy. Boonie Sunset: You can click to make it bigger. I’m pretty sure I promised you a recipe for potatoes to go with your corned beef on St. Patrick’s day, right?  If you’re in a hurry, and don’t have …

First order of business: no, I haven’t forgotten about the coffee bean giveaway. But we’ve hit a little obstacle in the bean roasting process. Our gas grill, which was down to only working on the spare burner, finally gave up the ghost. May it rest in pieces, preferably somewhere other than my patio. So, we’ve …

Who says self-tanning lotions turn you orange??? Like my navel? It’s lovely, isn’t it? I’ve been gazing at it a lot lately. Thinking about how very deep my thoughts are. Longing to be interviewed, for crying out loud, as if I had much of importance to say. This morning, God got my attention through the …

I just finished reading Garlic and Sapphires, a memoir by Ruth Reichl. (In case that title looks a bit familiar to you, Ms. Reichl borrowed the phrase from a poem by T. S. Eliot called Burnt Norton. The phrase goes: “Garlic and sapphires in the mud/Clot the bedded axle-tree./The trilling wire in the blood/Sings below …