small town me

1...2...3...and LEAP!  Check out the Women's Colony Photo Challenge for other great LEAP themed photos. Happy February 29th!...

It's time for the Saturday PhotoHunt . This week, the theme is "LOUD." I couldn't decide between fireworks and dragster...

My magical sister-in-law has a beautiful pink kitchen. I'm proud to say I helped out in a small way, with this lovely pink Kit-Cat Clo...

I used to do our taxes myself. Why did I always end up doing it and not my husband? Probably because I worked in an Accounting Department ...

Blue Skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see --Irving Berlin And looking a little lower, what else do I see? ...

A short time after my last post yesterday, I went back to Blogger Dashboard and my blogs were gone.  Disappeared. Vanished into thin cybersp...

This week’s theme at  The Saturday PhotoHunt  is “Point”.  (Thanks Janet at Fond of Snape for introducing me to the hunt!) I found a pictur...

I've spent a lot of time at the zoo while my son Ernest volunteered there for 3 summers, and got a paying job last summer! I can always...

I searched for inspiration for my 1000th blog post.  Google Images came up with a "personal result," which is perfect.  Thank you ...

My buddy, my buddy, nobody quite so true... --Gus Kahn/Walter Donaldson Homer has not been letting me out of his sight squint presence...

We saw The Descendants last weekend, just me and my husband. Handy commented on the marquee. THE GREY EXTREMELY LOUD DESCENDANTS.  M...

All I wanna do is Bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I...

I've seen the power lines loaded with more birds than this, but this is what I managed to capture. It always reminds me of this.

splen·did /ˈsplendid/ Adjective: Magnificent; very impressive: "a splendid view of Windsor Castle". Excellent; very good...

I love trying new food. This is grilled calimari and octopus with beets.  We order it every time at our favorite Greek restaurant, so i...

I feel like my life has been on hold since Thanksgiving. I had such big (to me) plans and actually accomplished a few things this fall. Th...

Last summer I enjoyed my 3-hour mini-vacations, after I dropped Ernest at the zoo. While he was busy manufacturing dinosaur poop, I did ...

Live from last night... I found this recipe on Cooking Out of the Box (originally from Martha's Everyday Food ) and it's become ...

On a walk around town last fall, I suddenly noticed a tall tree. Where did that come from? There never was a tree there before. Thanks ...

My Christmas ornaments can be useful all year round. In honor of the new year, I cooked Chinese food last night. I made egg rolls, D...