well, we are here in san antonio ~ home to over 48 consecutive days of 100+ degree temperatures, the san antonio spurs, and the lombardo clan ~ or what’s left of them! mikaela is on her way to senior-dom; we sent andre off to experience his first year in college and said farewell to our…

today i am making mexican food ~ it never fails to bring back so many memories of when i was a little girl, growing up in Santa Fe, then Tucumcari… oh, the tastes and smells and passions passed along from hand to hand, heart to stomach ~ when we had our holiday parties and get…

A friend shared this recently ~ good enough to pass along to you… what will you choose to see? happy days, my friends ~ v   A friend came over the other day and while she was at my house, she used the bathroom. Later, I mentioned that a book I’m reading about cleaning and…

  A wonderful young lady had this posted yesterday ~ something about it moved me.   thanks, Hannah!     ‎”Laugh until the pain is far behind you, sing until a new song has begun..”  Shelby Cook

instead of going someplace warm and exotic, mikaela came to england for her spring break ~ i know it wasn’t the trip she’d hoped for, but we had some nice moments together ~ it was nice seeing her face in person for a change, and not just through the skype screen ~ we went to…

today, I am writing a different sort of post ~ one that I will dedicate to my husband and all the other HARD working military members ~ you know who you are ~ you got up and out the door by 5am ~ after getting home at 9pm the night before, with no lunch break, no…

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” Gandhi   Peace and love to you all this weekend ~ blessings, v

  As I sit here this morning, a little pouty because I cannot skype with Mikaela (her cat chewed through her power cable), I cannot call Mikaela (her cell phone died a horrible death, I believe at the hands of its owner ~ no charges are being pressed at this time) ~ I ended up…

Somewhere Over The Rainbow & What A Wonderful World An Old Irish Blessing ~ worth sharing… May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold…

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. Charles Schulz happy monday ~ v