Follow your gut!

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Always! There is a difference between your gut giving you sage advice and rationalization. Your head will tell you it’s a good thing to reward yourself with another Starbucks mocha or a pair of shoes. (Those are my examples. Your examples … Continue reading

Random 5 for March 25 – Easter, chores, people, friends, death

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A new tradition? — This picture is from last year but it’s getting to be a tradition to have a big snowstorm right before Easter. Hopefully the snow will completely melt and the flowers will take over the parking lot! … Continue reading

Some thoughts on aging

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My mother often yelled at the TV, especially regarding older actors/actresses. “Boy they look old!” Or “What happened to them? They used to be handsome/gorgeous!” It was baffling to me because they were her age. Contemporaries. They didn’t look any older than she … Continue reading

Random 5 for March 18 – Mating season, repairs, WordPress, search engines, business

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Is it mating season? – Why yes it is. The birds are doing their courting songs and looking for nesting material. I love this time of year. Such sweet singing. The last repair – There was a problem with our … Continue reading

Sassy cats – Accommodations

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Living with cats often requires changes. It’s like getting married or having kids. Things change. Here are some things that changed in our house. Toilets — When we adopted Mollie 13 years ago, she was an adult cat who already … Continue reading

Are you biased? Do you get angry at some people but not at others?

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A week ago I would have answered this question differently. I thought I treated everyone the same way. I don’t. I didn’t realize this until the other day but first a little background. Since my empathy is produced in pints … Continue reading

Random 5 for March 11 – Projects, off-mark, cancellations, garden show, old records

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Keystone Kops? – It’s always humorous when older folks do something. Aging brings some deficits like hearing loss and a few other things that add to the confusion. We’ve had trouble with our GFI outlet by the pond. The outlet … Continue reading