We’ve all had broken dreams. Maybe you didn’t get the bicycle you wanted for Christmas. Did your cruise to the Bahamas get cancelled? Perhaps you were told, like I was, that you couldn’t be an astronaut when you grow up because you are a girl. Was there a broken dream of having a “till death … [Read more…]
The anniversary of Katriel’s death was only a few days ago. It is a bittersweet time every year. She has been gone for 32 years but sometimes it still feels like yesterday that I held her in my arms. Some years are harder than others, and this one seemed to be one of the harder … [Read more…]
It doesn’t seem like an emotion as wonderful as love should hurt, but sometimes it really does. Today I’m thinking about it in the context of loving a pet. For me its dogs, but for other people I know it can be cats, birds, bunnies, turtles, snakes, rats, or lizards. I may not understand some … [Read more…]
Hail storms are nothing new here on the mountain. Last night it went to a whole new level. Around lunchtime it started raining and I heard a little bit of hail. It melted right away and I didn’t think much more about it. Last evening the storm had escalated to lots of rain, thunder, lightening, … [Read more…]
March has been a very challenging month for me. There has been a lot of negativity coming my way from a lot of different directions. These are the times that finding happy things in the midst of all of the unhappy things makes a huge difference. So here is a list of my March Happy … [Read more…]
It’s been a really tough month for finding things that make me happy. That may be a bit of an exaggeration but it is certainly true of the past 2 weeks. But, if I’m honest there have been some really happy things in February 2025. Most of them are related to music, almost none of … [Read more…]
It has been a very full month. Lots of things to do. But also much to be happy about too. Here is my last happy things list for 2024. December Happy Things. Do we share any similar happy things this month? My new puppy Scooby A successful harp performance Learning a new song Collaborating with … [Read more…]
I have a new fur baby. On November 8th, the day after a huge snow storm, I brought Scooby home from the animal shelter. I totally fell in love with him on the internet – it was his eyes. (See internet picture on the right. That was my first look at Scooby.) We had been … [Read more…]
Sick dogs can be scary. In mid-October I woke in the morning to find that my black lab, Seamus, was very very sick. He was unable to stand up, lift his head, or anything. I was very scared. He had been fine when we went to bed the night before. I didn’t want to panic, … [Read more…]
I just found this post that I started, but never actually finished. Ooops! It happens. If my routine changes, things tend to slip through the cracks. I’ll share the list of September Happy Things that I started, but I’m sure it is incomplete. I try not to beat myself up too bad when I slip … [Read more…]