Celebrate Them All!

Mood boosters, loneliness reducers, and calmness providers. They also offer us companionship, unconditional love, and no questions asked acceptance. They live in about 68% of all households in the U.S. according to the National Institutes of Health, and they are happy to see us anytime we’ve been apart. Who are they? Our spouses? Our kids?Continue reading “Celebrate Them All!”

With All the Frills Upon It

From my journal: July 21, 2021, Newbury Park, California “Just came across a photo from the spring of 2005! Hannah in her Easter outfit! So cute!” This photo of our four-year old niece brought me back in time. Straw baskets filled with chocolate foil wrapped bunnies, soft shelled chewy jelly beans, and ooey gooey marshmallowContinue reading “With All the Frills Upon It”