I enjoy going to my home town in Upstate South Carolina. I was born in Greenville and grew-up there in a loving family. The first 22 years of my life were spent there, getting my education from first grade through a diploma school for nurses. My husband and I met there too. Greenville is at … More I Am Proud of My Home Town Greenville, SC
Inner peace is a home grown commodity; beginning with the seeds of loving ourselves as babies then as children. Add the nourishment of loving parents; give the sunshine of growth from personal experiences, life lessons and a love for our Creator/Spirit/God as well as our fellow man, and our own peace will hopefully grow. Add years of … More Which Peace Are We Talking about Here?
Today I felt led to write this post about little things. Since I had back problems several years ago, I know there are some things I cannot do without having pain again, sooner or later. A little back ache after being on my feet for hours without rest tells me that I need to sit … More Little Things
We have all seen television shows featuring interviews with centenarians. Many of these one hundred plus years “young” souls had wrinkles and white, gray or sparse hair. Many of them were in wheelchairs or not as “able” physically as they used to be. But if you look into the face and eyes of many of … More How to Keep Your Inner Child Alive and Well
Life is full of humorous events. Sometimes, I think they help us keep our sanity. It is easy to laugh at mistakes, slip ups, and other embarrassing things others do, but it is harder to laugh at ourselves in our own moment of weakness, at least immediately after they happen.There are a few funny or … More Can You Laugh at Yourself?
What Brightens Your Days First awakening me, is my black cat, Norie, who jumps up on my bed and stares at me in the fading darkness until I wake up to feed her. If I don’t wake up right away, she snuggles up by my head, and we doze for a while. Second is expectantly … More Five Daily Sources of Happiness for Me
I may have written previously about how Norie protects me from bugs. Being on the ground floor and with a door to the porch, screened in though it is, sometimes bugs will crawl in and go around the edges of the living room and end up anywhere inside. Norie loves to come running when I … More Norie, the Bug Zapper!
Have you seen the video of a woman exercising with her cats? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBAdYAUYtnk So clever. The cats sit quietly and unobtrusively, just keeping her company. Well, let me show you some pictures of how my exercises went with my cat, Norie. One problem is that Norie loves to scratch the rubber mats. The problems began … More Exercising With Norie
The lengthy isolating stay in my home during “the Covid era” was more tolerable and even enjoyable by the joys, challenges, interesting behaviors, and fun, that is my black cat, Norie. She has what I consider some pretty intelligent methods of communication. She is a pro at making me laugh; giving me company; and teaching … More Life With Norie
Norie is my fifteen year old, black cat. As two old gals, we pretty much understand how to live together. I have always tried to learn and respect her likes and dislikes. I also never try to scare her or lie to her; so she trusts me. If I accidentally step on her tail or … More Norie Understands
Norie is my fifteen year old black cat. She is mischievous, funny, a huntress of bugs and anything that looks like one. Here she is as a kitten. My second son and his wife gave her to me when she was less than a year old. She was a rescue cat along with her siblings … More Photos of Norie Growing Up
I decided to share my posts about my cat Norie for the rest of this month. This is National Pet Month. I didn’t realize this until half way through the month. So here goes. Nori, her original name, now Norie, comes from the Japanese name Nori, the black algae used to wrap sushi. I added … More A Black Cat With Personality!
I grew up in a home full of love. My parents loved each other. Their relationship and marriage were one of the most important parts of their and us, their kids,’ lives. Our family’s health and happiness were also very important. Our parents had been through their own personal hardships and losses during their childhoods … More Thankful for My First Family
This is a story I read and loved as a child. Since I don’t have the book, I’ve told the story as well as I could remember it, but with a few of my own embellishments. Once upon a time, a poor farmer, his wife and five children lived in an average sized but nice farmhouse. … More No Room For a Sneeze
As a seventy-something year young, Successful Single Senior Survivor, I offer these six strategies to help add quality to your Single Senior lives. These suggestions are for Seniors who are active and independent. Becoming a Senior citizen often involves difficult adjustments in our lives. Long marriages may end with a divorce or the death of … More Seven Strategies for Single Senior Survival
I am, and have been for a long time a “tree hugger.” Being a teenager in the 60s, I was a “flower child” of sorts. I loved living things and nature. I have always had a special bond with trees.Trees are a life form I love and respect. These sentinels of nature have “seen” history … More People And Trees
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