It’s been 5 years since my first trip to Scotland and in honor of that and because I have no new photos of Scotland, I am resurrecting a post from my old blog but this time I’ve added photos for your viewing pleasure. Thanks for stopping by! Edinburgh, Stirling and Urquhart castles Beauty in all things down… Read more

Edited. Thanks Michael! “…if my black dog returns. He seems quite away from me now – it is such a relief. All the colours come back into the picture.” – Winston Churchill *****Disclaimer: I love all dogs, black or otherwise******** The black dog of Churchill’s quote is of course, depression. I love this quote because it… Read more

My dad’s mom, Josephine, was from Mississippi (M-I- crooked letter, crooked letter, I-crooked letter, crooked letter-I-humpback, humpback-I)* and her accent was like music to me. It was soft and lazy, like a winding stream through a quiet holler. She was a firecracker, a live-wire packaged in a small, compact and powerful little body. Her hair… Read more

I see you on your bike, leather jacket on and sunglasses hiding your eyes, those windows to the soul. You sit as a king sits on his throne, powerful and revered. You appear to be fearless, strong, as masculine as a man can be. Your arms are strong with muscles built from lifting heavy things… Read more

Today we in the United States, we are celebrating our Independence from the British monarchy and the drafting of our Declaration of Independence. Yay us back in the day! I have been working for quite some time now on my Declaration of Independence and I’d like to share it with you; at least what I… Read more

Daydream Believer was the number one song on the charts the day I was born. I love the Monkees and their music has always made me feel good. I mean, who can be unhappy when you hear Davy Jones’ voice and picture his cute smiling face? I fell in love with him, his accent and his… Read more