We drank a refreshing pineapple anise infused water this Mother’s Day 2019. We shared family stories and financial matters and food and future plans. We couldn’t all be together but thank God for phone calls and texts and even the US postal service which delivered love to my doorstep. Literally. Love arrived in a box. … Continue reading Door Number One →

The stream of fresh water, found somewhere in Norway, flows ever so gently, causing only mild movement, barely rippling, as it flows past the tree on its journey. The beautiful Norwegian sunlight shining down from above has a mirroring effect on the water’s surface. The tree itself, whether by nature or man’s intention, has homesteaded … Continue reading Be the Tree →

I watched the first episode of The Spanish Princess with a friend and was blown away by this period piece for its visuals alone. Set in the early 1500s the costumes were incredible. The interiors and exterior’s were lush and beautiful. There was a scene in the first nine minutes of this production that captured … Continue reading Crown Her →

Tick Tock Hickory dickory dock How is it seven o’clock? I’m running behind and more time I must find Won’t somebody stop this clock? Well darn, the answer is no. Time waits for no man or woman and we must keep marching along with it or otherwise take a comfortable seat and watch it march … Continue reading March On →

This is what a $4.50 cronut looks like. Perfectly crisp bacon crumbles atop a maple glaze embellishment, adorning a croissant/donut mashup that was executed with flawless perfection. Sometimes you don’t know that a thing is on your bucket list (or that you actually even have one) until you’ve checked it off. Cronut—check! It was a … Continue reading Life is Like A Box of Cronuts →

My father’s name was Robert Henry but he always went by Bob. He earned his engineering degree from USC a long, long time ago but before he attained his degree he was an earnest student, running to class, writing papers, cramming for exams, and praying he’d pass just like any other college kid trying to … Continue reading Best Wishes →

One of these things is not like the other. I once read some interesting thoughts on how men and women are much more alike than different. Dr. Henry Cloud broke it down to the most basic of human traits and characteristics. Forget testosterone levels and muscle mass and pre-frontal cortex jazz. How are we more … Continue reading One of These Things →

Where will you place your attention today? What will you focus on? Bills are due, reports need to be finalized. The back tire needs air and the dog food is almost gone. Still the air outside is clear, the sky is blue, the bougainvillea is in bloom and so is the snowflake geranium just outside … Continue reading Whatsoever Things →

Cronuts and Coffee and Kale, oh my . . . That’s just what we had at Ellie’s Table when we met to enjoy some time together recently. Getting to know someone involves a lot of listening and absorbing the content of the other person’s story. And coffee. There needs to be good coffee or perhaps … Continue reading Cronuts and Coffee and Kale, oh my . . . →

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Light and joy. There’s an amazing connection that isn’t always obvious. While joy can be experienced in the dark it doesn’t grow there. When a child is born it emerges from darkness into light; lungs filled with oxygen for the very first time. Eyes wide … Continue reading This Little Light →