Hold tightly to that which you know through experience, examination, contemplation, hard work and lessons learned from life. Do not run away from life so hard by working all the time, forgetting to see the beauty of nature, the joys of learning, seeing, sharing, helping others and the lives all around you and your family. … More Golden Rules to Live By
Please read this strictly as my opinion. Since I moved into my condominium eleven years ago, I found myself in the same routine every morning. Actually, I was in a rut! After breakfast I got on the computer to check my emails, Facebook, whatever needed checking briefly, while I usually listened to the news. I … More A New Start for My Mornings
This post is about my first and only black cat that was given to me from my second son and his wife. Norie had to be euthanized December 15, 2025 due to painful arthritis in her lower spine. I miss her still. The lengthy isolating stay in my home during “the Covid era” was made … More Life With Norie
Dogs or cats? Norie passed away last year December of 2025, the life equivalent of an eighty year old human. She kept me company but liked to spend time lying in the sun sleeping on the screened in porch when we lived at the condominium. Norie showed how intelligent she was after my second son … More Norie, My Black Cat
I was blessed by a beautiful, intelligent black cat for seventeen years until December 2025. She was suffering from severe pain in her lower spine from severe arthritis. But I still love to tell her stories. Norie had ckear ways of letting me know what she wanted and when she wznted it. One morning I … More One Way to Spend Time
Is it time to start pulling out your fall clothes? Since Fall began on September 22 here are some photos of the beauty of changing leaves that I have collected over the past few years to help you transition into Autumn. After the leaves start to change, we know Halloween will be along shortly.
The other day I was driving to a friend’s house to feed her cats while she was away. I was driving about 45 miles an hour. As I drove on the shady two lane road, I looked to my right and took another quick look. There under the trees was a small red fox, just … More Did I Kill It?
Growing up in the 50’s, I wasn’t around African American kids much since sadly they went to separate schools, churches, and lived in different neighborhoods then. But I lived part of my childhood on the edge of black folks’ neighborhood. We always spoke to our neighbors and smiled when we knew them. Then I learned … More Who Should We Love
A certain little boy loved the leaves of Fall. He had questions to ask, so he stood up tall. Earnestly, he inquired about the pre-fall trees. “In Fall, why do you choose to lose your leaves?” “Why drop your colorful leaves now? Wait till spring! Why have no leafy limbs when the wind is chilling, Knowing … More Falling Leaves by Melodie Elaine Estes
While shopping at one of my favorite grocery stores, I stopped on one aisle looking at something when a man pushed his cart by me to the end of the aisle. Then he stopped to look at something on the shelf. I finished looking for what I needed and walked past him around the end … More Two More Grocery Store Encounters
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