Are You Holding On to Something You Should Shed?

A year ago a short video on MSN captured my attention. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve watched it mesmerized by how seemingly effortless a crab slips

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Spotlight Sunday: Jeanne Robertson – Don’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store

On days I’m feeling low a dose of Jeanne Robertson is all I need to pick me up and lighten the grey skies. Her telling of what happened

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Pomp and Circumstance

It’s April 2020. Fifty years this June since I graduated Edwin Denby High School in Detroit. This year, 2020, … the year of coronavirus … has forced schools

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Intuition and My Guy Einstein

If you know me, you know I’ve got a geeky science side. I’m fascinated by Albert Einstein, the life he led, the answers to questions he pursued, the

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The Value of a Nap

It reached a balmy 56 degrees in Michigan’s upper Thumb today. Cloudless blue skies above, grass greening up nicely below following last night’s storm. Amazing how lightning triggers

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Easter Trees and Memories

I grew up on the east side of Detroit during the 1950’s and 60’s, graduating from Denby High School in 1970. This was Detroit proper, mind you, not

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Homemade Vanilla Bean Powder

  Used most of it already!   Organic vanilla bean powder is expensive even on Amazon. A small one ounce package of Sigmeau brand runs about $12.50. If

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Chocolate Chia Seed Instant Pudding

  Love puddings. This one is so quick and easy to make. No cooking and easy to tweak to fit your taste buds. Plus, it’s terrific as an anytime

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Courage is facing being scared to death…then doing this.

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” Love that John Wayne quote. Does it resonate with you, too? I’m far, far, far from the best

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You are what you eat. Choose wisely. Make it healthy and organic when you can.

The Organic Effect, CoopSverige https://youtu.be/oB6fUqmyKC8 Be aware of your choices. Although we may not have statistical scientific proof of the long-term affects of multiple harmful pesticides, herbicides, etc.,

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