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Here we are... The final episode. The finale'. And I have nothing, the words just are not flowing. How does one say goodbye? It hurts, and so we avoid doing it. In this case no one... — Updated 12/28/2022

I write these columns on Monday mornings typically and I woke up at 3:30 a.m. this morning, just not able to sleep any longer. I also knew my daughter had to get up to start her... — Updated 12/20/2022

This past weekend our part of Colorado made the news again, for yet another mass shooting. I would so love to write about something quirky or some silly thing in regards to my... — Updated 11/22/2022

You know some days that first cup of coffee just hits your senses different, better. Now that is not to say that on other mornings it is bad, because we all know that is not at all... — Updated 11/15/2022

I was out and about last night when I realized I had yet again transformed into another alter ego, so to speak. I was a fairy godmother. I was sparkled up and had glittery hair with... — Updated 11/1/2022

As I sit here and suck down my coffee like a true addict would, in the wee hours of the morning... all alone, I am pondering the gloriousness of the tree. The tree is a wonderful cr... — Updated 10/18/2022

Oh My Word!! If you are a regular reader of my column, you know that I don't usually do reviews of restaurants or businesses, just not my style.... Until now. My daughter and I had... — Updated 9/27/2022

I have to tell you, just between you and me... The coffee I am drinking is so stinking good! It isn't new and I have done nothing different to it to make it taste any different...... — Updated 9/20/2022

Oooo! do you feel the Autumn in the air? I certainly do. I can almost smell it in the breeze and it smells nothing like pumpkin spice latte! I know that it's all the craze right... — Updated 9/13/2022

Today I am thankful. Not because we are heading into pumpkin spice flavored everything, but because someone has been reading my column. I know they have because a beautiful little... — Updated 8/30/2022

I am not sure if you know this about me, I have been clear about my love and addiction to coffee, it is not a secret. Also, not a secret, is my love of fairies. It's obvious when... — Updated 8/16/2022

I sit here staring at my computer screen and keyboard trying to recall what I was going to entertain us all with in this week's column... but alas, I have forgotten that juicy... — Updated 8/9/2022

I am not going to talk about the hot issues that everyone is focused upon. It seems to me there are two or maybe more opinions, all are valid and real, but they do not need to be... — Updated 6/28/2022

I did this thing this week, and I didn't expect the volume of the replies I got nor the way it really made me feel. I posted on my social media this statement: "I have nothing fun... — Updated 6/14/2022

Whine loud enough and ye shall receive... We got some moisture!! I've decided that we love to be miserable, because logically we know that we needed this wet stuff so badly; but emo... — Updated 5/24/2022

Temperatures are rising and you would think we are well on our way to some beautiful spring and summer days full of garden prepping and planting. We should be able to linger on our... — Updated 5/10/2022

As if by magic... as I sat down to write, it started sprinkling for a few minutes... any little bit is so needed right now! My week has been dry and beige as usual, with one... — Updated 5/3/2022

I don't know if you have noticed like I have, that certain brands of coffee have been missing sporadically from grocery store shelves. I have no answers for you, it is merely an obs... — Updated 4/26/2022

You survived the Easter festivities and now we wait for the next thing, school being out for summer? Taxes... Yes! They are supposed to be done, right? Ours aren't; normally the... — Updated 4/19/2022

Today is my birthday. I have no plans, and it is off to a semi-quiet start... Well, outside of the cat restricting my sleep last night, but really that is not so unusual at all. In... — Updated 3/8/2022

Bleary eyed and defeated by the amount of things I have to tackle this day, I put my feet on the ground and then slide them into my slippers. With pets in the house, I have learned... — Updated 3/1/2022

Well, we have returned from our trip to Washington... Our granddaughter came a few days earlier than anticipated, and so her other Grandma did not make it to be there with her... — Updated 2/8/2022

Well, we are off... We leave out to Washington state and hopefully meet our new granddaughter. We rented an SUV because my car just cannot do it and The Old Man's car is a sporty li... — Updated 1/11/2022

Happy New Year!! Is it "2022" or is it "2020 too"? I guess we will see how it plays out, won't we? (Snicker snicker) Before I begin, I want to say how grateful I am that we were... — Updated 1/4/2022

We made it!! We survived the rush of Christmas and are now onto the new year... What will 2022 have in store for us? It's always a surprise isn't it. Do you think we will get snow... — Updated 12/28/2021