My friend Lisa and I took at trail walk in Holden Arboretum today. The morning sky was completely overcast, but as I drove down Sperry Road to the arboretum entrance at about 1 pm, the sun came out. Admittedly it was still only about 50 degrees, and winter hasn't entirely loosened its grip on northeast …
Everybody loves a teddy bear!
On Christmas Day, our church (Willoughby United Methodist) serves a free turkey and ham dinner with all the extras to anyone in the community who wants to join other people for a delicious holiday dinner. This year it followed our Sunday worship service. We give teddy bears as gifts. We also take bears to give …
Merry Christmas!
Despite all the snow and ice that have plagued blessed us in recent weeks, this is not going to be a white Christmas here in northeast Ohio. Warmer temps and light rainfall have melted most of our snow, so there will be no beautiful pictures of birds or deer in gently falling snow. It's just not …
Something worth celebrating
Bob and I exchanged our marriage vows 57 years ago at my family's church in Cardiff, Maryland, a half mile down the road from the home where I grew up in the very small town of Delta, Pennsylvania. So today, November 27, 2016, we were discussing how we wanted to celebrate the occasion.. Bob-Where would you like …
Reconnecting with a friend
A note to my blog friends: I wrote this blog post especially for my friend Dollie. None of my regular readers know Dollie, but if you had a special connection with a friend at sometime in your life, a friend you haven't seen for many years, my words in this post may resonate with you. If they …
Betty’s 90th birthday celebration!
On Sunday, August 23, 2015, my friends Lisa and Terry hosted a big 90th birthday celebration for Lisa's mom, Betty. The family gathered at Lisa and Terry's home for a picnic-swim party-all-around-fun-time to celebrate her 90th birthday, and I was the lucky one to get to take these pictures of this happy group! (Click on a …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 