Helloooo, All! ***First order of business….VAN-GO IS ALL BETTER and getting all gussied up to hit the road in a few weeks!  The last day of my “Nanny” position is Sept. 18th and I’ll be spending the following weekend with a very dear friend from high school.  She recently bought a beautiful home in Bethany Beach, Delaware and I am looking forward to seeing it and just hanging out with her.  She will finally get to see my new home as well!  Yippee!!!  By October 1 or maybe before, I’ll be back on the road…more on that to come!!! ***Secondly,Read More

     Wow…between having a ‘work schedule’ again, not having access to the internet for 5 days and living 3 different places in 2 weeks…I just realized that 10 days have gone by without posting!!!  Sorry especially to the Bright Spots that may have been waiting to see their story!!!  They are here!!!      Well, I have embraced city life here in Baltimore!  Staying at my son’s place 4 days during the week, which is MUCH closer to my ‘temp nanny’ job, has afforded me the opportunity to ride the Light Rail to and from work.  I am nearlyRead More

   I met a new friend through family and we instantly hit it off.   She invited me to stay at her home for the weekend and we had a blast.  A few highlights for us were morning walks, a birthday dinner for her sister at Sakuras, a visit to the MD Line Tractor Show, finishing each others’ sentences, saying the same thing at the same time, finding out that we have a ton of things in common and on and on!  It was such a fun and fabulous weekend…we’re planning to do it again in a few weeks!!! Alana’sRead More

My granddaughter, Cannon! The traffic that I don’t have to drive in…LOL The Inner Harbor The Inner HarborOne of these days I might just go for a rideon the Rocket Dog…a tourist speed boat that goes out into the Chesapeake Bay! Downtown Baltimore!  I’ve been staying with my son this past week because he lives close enough to my “work” that I can hop on the Light Rail to get there in 8 minutes and don’t need to worry about driving in city traffic!  Thank you Matthew and Adam!!!  It is quite beautiful at the harbor…so many sites!  The Aquarium, Science Center, fabulousRead More

  It’s ALL part of the journey…I’ve been gifted with seeing little messageslately that have helped me be “ok” with my temporary changes in travel plans.I am grateful for them.       Wow, life is just full of twists and turns!!!  Van-Go is experiencing what appears to be a mysterious “condition” rendering her unable to be diagnosed so far!  I’ve got the best of the best assigned to the case…my friend Vince!  If we can all send our highest level of cheer and support his way…that would be great!!!  I KNOW there’s a solution to be had because Van-GoRead More

  Not much text here, but I’m so excited to have begun Van-Go’s design, I had to put this up!!!  Rachel and I VERY carefully applied the lettering…some of which was individual letters…to the driver’s side. Pretty scary…lol! The project to inspire on-the-Go has hereby commenced!!!  Stay tuned for additions!  Artworks by Vincent van Gough…Van-Go’s namesake…in an unusual format…coming next!!! Then we kinda “pigged-out”!!!  Yummy…Domino’s delivers!!!  At least I got the extra thin crust…LOL By the way, I’m down 11 pounds…yippee!  Nothin’ but celery tomorrow…LOL Handmade crust, pepperoni and ham Thin crust, BBQ sauce, chicken and mushrooms

  It’s been forever since I attended the annual Artscape here in Baltimore!  I had always enjoyed seeing the amazing creativity!  Rachel, Megan, Alana and I ventured into the city on Friday to view the sights, dance in the streets to the live music and catch a little local ambiance.  As remembered, it was worth the drive.  The fresh squeezed lemonade and ‘people watching’ were at least as much fun as everything else! Sea turtle made completely out of plasticgrocery bags advocating recycling A shot of the exquisite architecture in Baltimore City Cookies on wheels…LIFE IS GOOD Twister with aRead More

Gia, the house feline discovered my little laundry basket and has claimed it as her own when not in use! Hmmmm??? After I decided to place her back in nature realizing there was nothing I could do to repair the damage that was somehow done. I thanked her for sharing her loveliness for however long she had. A view of her under-wings from the sidewalk and the sky that she’ll never fly in again How I found this beautiful creature… discovered her by the path I was walking upside down with her wings tangled and small delicate body bent butRead More

  When my children were very small I started a tradition where I would spend a day with each one of them individually at some point throughout the year and we would do fun things that were suggested by them.  It has always been something that I have looked forward to and cherished. This continued through their high school years.  Growing up, college life, having different schedules, not living together and my moving to New Mexico 4 years ago has contributed to the somewhat ‘less than guaranteed consistency’ of our special day.  However, it has not become obsolete!!! I spendRead More

   Boy, this past week has been a blast…lots of fun and laughter. After everyone test drove my scooter, and then viewing the pictures, we all realized that the “alien head”/“giant zit” helmet needed some serious help!  So my daughter Nicole contributed some possible creative flair…it may not be enough, but it looks a whole lot better! The 8th was Rachel’s 27th birthday and here at the house we celebrated with her wife, sister and nephews…fun, silliness, and laughter! High quality balloon greeting…lol Birthday girl is so coordinated! Gift from Nicole and me!!! Watching the rain pour down before weRead More