A Game of Dog and Mouse

We have another mouse in the house, sigh… It turns out that one of the side benefits of living in a wooded area is the opportunity to try out different mouse traps and variations of bait. I’ve found that the…
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011

We have another mouse in the house, sigh… It turns out that one of the side benefits of living in a wooded area is the opportunity to try out different mouse traps and variations of bait. I’ve found that the…

The plan was to be on the road no later than 8 am, leaving plenty of time for getting lost or traffic on the turnpike, but not both. We left the house closer to 8:30. I remained relatively calm thanks…

When I lived in the Midwest, my perception of the East Coast was the same as many others. Based on movies, magazines, and personal travels I imagined it to be all skyscrapers and sidewalks. When I moved here, my friends…

It seems like it was yesterday when Katie leaned as far toward the front seat as she could and without hesitation asked, “Do you suppose I could drive today?” “Hmmm…well you don’t have a driver’s license yet, so not today,”…

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since I took a deep breath, clicked on the publish button, and whala! I published my very first post ‘Wow! That was ‘Eye Popping 3d’! I actually started blogging six years…
Some people believe in writer’s block and others don’t. I’m in the camp of the believers and I know in my case I get writers block when I’m trying too hard to make sure something is perfect. I have to…
I couldn’t resist sharing this. I sent this video to a few friends last fall and all of us thought it looked like a great idea, but that we’d never remember to try it once summer rolled around again. I…