Quite often this summer the heat has not been conducive to be able to enjoy one of my favorite activities.....porch sittin'. Even without the heat, just walking across the lawn, the bugs are quite unbearable. So much for peace, comfort, and serenity on the porch. So, the alternative is to revel in nightfall via the window, from the couch, with...

This evening, I perused several photos a friend shared on Facebook that they had taken of their son riding his horse into the river and his dogs following, swimming behind him to the other side.

Those photos reminded me of a saying ' someone to ride the river with', that have often heard th...

Independence Day is now a few days past, but the reason for it spans beyond that day. It was a quiet day, ....well, let's say quiet as could be since it was 4th of July. We say job well done to all our fellow neighbors who put on this show for their own families and friends. We enjoyed watching the blaze of colors bursting forth into the sky through ...

Childhood memories... Lazy, hazy days of summer at grandparents...lying on a hammock gently swaying between the elm trees... Watching cotton candy clouds floating by......bright blue skies.....a light Kansas breeze...mason jar of sweet iced tea.....cicadas singing a lullaby... Drifting off into a dreamy summer nap ......~ 'Home is where the heart...