If I had to choose one word to describe the July that we’ve experienced here in Kansas, it would have to be hot.
There’s been way too much humidity for my comfort level, but every so often, that clears away and the dry heat reminds me of how summers used to be here when I was a kid. It’s sort of like going outside into a furnace, but it beats the humidity, in my opinion.
During my parents’ months together in the nursing home, I kept the paperwork for managing all their affairs in two accordion files, which I stored in my kitchen desk. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever envision myself having this sort of paperwork in my house. When the time …
It’s that time of year when my brain seems to dry up. At least the part of my brain that easily writes—and finishes—blog posts. I have, in the blog folder on my laptop, several partially written posts that are almost complete. The beginning is done, the rest is either mostly …
This is not a writing blog, but every once in a while, I come across a book about the subject that meets me right where I am. Which means, of course, that I have to share bits and pieces of it with you. This time, it’s a book called Good …
Happy Summer! The days are officially getting shorter now, but there’s still plenty of sunshine to be enjoyed in the coming months. (Along with fireflies at dusk, the sight of which brings me all sorts of joy.) I say this every month, at least to myself, but I can’t believe …
I was doing some blog maintenance last week when I made a fun discovery: The next time I hit “publish” (today, in other words), I would be sending my 400th post out into the world. When I started blogging in September 2014, I had no plans to keep going until …