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It is time for me to say “adieu, adieu to you and you and you.”  Because the Sound of Music is my all-time favorite movie (I first saw it when I was eight years old, came home and performed the entire musical, complete with costume changes for my parents), I cannot resist borrowing a few […]

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” -Socrates Yahoo! Week Nine of the Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge is at your doorstep. This week we are asking you to find and share moments of awe and wonder. Sounds simple enough, but it may give one pause. After all, what does “awe” mean anyway and how might it impact […]

The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.” ― Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance Mid-August has arrived in all its glory. The tomatoes are ready for harvesting, the temperatures of the rivers, lakes and oceans are toasty warm, and the crickets are singing. Nature is […]

A funny thing happened on my way to the rock – the Kindness Rock that is. Last week, while digging deeper into the story of The Kindness Rock Project,  I received a random gift of kindness. Was that a fluke or did it come to me because of my focused attention?  Here’s the scoop: I […]

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.“- Oliver Wendell Holmes Welcome to Week Three of the Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge. This is the week to visit someplace new, which may seem a bit daunting, given present travel restrictions. However, once you begin pondering about what might […]

Ninety days of summer weather. And in those ninety days we got to: Grow tomatoes, beans, potatoes. corn, squash, cucumbers and thyme. Have barbecues, and a day out on a mountain we can climb. So, you can see how we just got to, we just got to get outside and get together. (From David Budbill’s poem, Summer Blues).  INSTRUCTIONS: For this challenge, post […]

This is it!  The last week of this year’s Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge.  You are nearing the finish line. The yellow school buses are back on the roads, plenty of first day of school photographs are popping up on Facebook and Instagram and Friday night football and soccer games are back.   Last weekend, rather than having […]

This week is all about finding a waterfall.  We are betting this won’t be difficult unless you are presently meandering in a region without a source of water. For those of you who have yet to partake of Niagara Falls perhaps it’s time to take a journey west. The first time I experienced Niagara Falls […]

It’s week six and we are charging full steam ahead with repurposing.  Last week I found my way to the Le P’tit du Nord Rail Trail for three days of exquisite bicycling through the Laurentian Mountains.  The ride was enhanced by plenty of sunshine and lots of spontaneous sights and events, including music, art festivals […]

It’s Week Four and if you haven’t addressed any decluttering yet the time is nigh.  I speak from recent experience because after 20 years in the same farmhouse which includes a large barn and a separate garage, it was time to clear the decks and begin anew.  With the help of a 20 cubic yard […]