Gathered in the old VFW hall were people of all shapes and sizes, backgrounds and ages (well, mostly our age or older, dear readers!) The wooden floor of the hall, reminiscent of a 1950s school cafeteria, was about to be transformed into a platform of rhythm, movements, and joy. The joy manifests as you rediscover […]
I may now officially be an “old fart.” Not because of my age, although I’m knocking on the door of being eligible for Medicare and eight years older than my “old lady” who is in her mid-fifties (sorry, honey, I couldn’t resist). I feel great. I exercise regularly. I don’t have an excessive amount of […]
Although the calendar still declares another week of winter, our weather has long since transitioned into something more resembling late spring. I removed the decorative sled from the front porch weeks ago. As winter fades, I take out and revisit one of my favorite, least faded, memories of my father. In my parents’ home, “Because […]
Last week was pretty exciting for me. I finished a 10 day nutritional cleanse and started a workout plan! I am always thinking and reading about health and how to be more energetic, thinner, and set up for a long active life. Sometimes I even act on all this thinking! Actually I do pretty well on Step […]
Favorite Garden Quotes: A garden is never so good as it will be next year. ~Thomas Cooper I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation. ~Phyllis Theroux Gardening is the slowest of the performing arts. ~Author Unknown There is a true Midwestern […]