A fair slice of life is spent sitting, waiting. • According to a recent study Americans sit down way too much. We’ve been dubbed, “the couch potato nation.“ Ouch. But a basic remedy to our inactivity is to move. • “A single bout of physical activity can sharpen your mind, reduce your anxiety, lower your … Continue reading Waiting Room →

Lavender was the color of the mini skirt I wore that long ago day when Mr. Cosca’s 6th grade class took a field trip to the local Jr. High. All the cool kids went to school there. Oh, while it was good to be at the top of the heap at Wilson Elementary, it had … Continue reading Lavender Cupcakes →

Grandma Cary ran a flower shop for years out in Ontario. She taught me the art of boutonniere making at a very early age. For a while my sister owned a shop too and it was a fun place to exercise creativity and work among the petals and stems. • At one of my earliest … Continue reading Floral Thoughts →

Public confession time. I bad-mouthed someone yesterday. • So maybe it wasn’t vile or evil but it wasn’t necessary. We were talking about someone we all knew. Each had a story or two about the effect this person’s behaviors have had on them. My own encounters were repeated to the group factually and with snarky … Continue reading A Cut Sbove →

I watched some footage of three beautiful swans who were hanging out together in a lake of crystal clear blue water, just the same shade as the sky over San Simeon, California pictured here. • There was a lead swan that looked to be a little larger than its companions and this one was flapping … Continue reading Swan Lessons →

Growing up in Southern California we had our share of happy days at the beach even though my sisters and I were so fair skinned that we never ever tanned but we burned, blistered and peeled instead. Out in the water where our feet no longer touched the ocean floor we bobbed and drifted with … Continue reading Perspective →

A book of English classics sits atop another of equal charm, possessing a bit more flash with its red and gold cover, it’s topic being a study of France. • Though different in subject these books have plenty in common. They both have pages made of paper that originally came from trees. Their sturdy covers … Continue reading Two In One →

Always be. • Researchers and scientists who specialize in the study of the human brain have found that being thankful, feeling gratitude, appreciating people, circumstances, beauty, creation, and so on, is healing to our brains. It lights up our hypothalamus and has been proven to help relieve pain, increase good sleep, reduce anxiety and depression … Continue reading Always Be →

I’ve always preferred to get up before the sun or anyone else does and enjoy the quiet at the start of the day. For me the early morning hours are the best hours. Pre-sunrise is the golden time to s l o w l y gather my thoughts. • Think for a moment of some … Continue reading Gather My Thoughts →

Ever notice how a sadly barking puppy, like a gently crying child, captures our attention and causes our heart to swell? There’s a need here that these innocents are seeking to get met. “Help me, feed me, touch me.” Just the basic stuff. The basic need of all living things. • Ever notice how a … Continue reading We Are Wired →