How to beat the heat: 5 steps to success
/Baby, it's hot outside!
Always ready to lend a helping hand or hint, I'm here to offer you a sure-fire way to beat the summer heat in five simple steps.
ONE
Find a tree and climb it.
TWO
Choose a sturdy...
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Thoughts on my walk: Confirmation
/Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
Jeremiah 33:3
My dog Mickey and I have walked the same route most weekday mornings — barring snow, sickness, and super cold days — for the past nine-point-something years. First my collie-black lab Moses accompanied us, then my shepherd-black lab Lyla came along. Since early 2016, though, it's been just Mickey and me trekking along streets and turns and corners we've traversed countless times before.
Last week as Mickey and I walked, I was deep in thought and prayer regarding a situation one of my daughters faces. A tough spot for her and her heart as well as the hearts of her parents who simply want the best for their girl.
Mid-walk and mid-prayer I was astounded to see the following shadow on a corner. A corner I'd turned hundreds (thousands?) of times before without ever seeing the comforting image.
Confirmation my...
On waterfalls and wildlife
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One of my favorite features of my backyard is broken. Our waterfall, which Jim — primary caretaker of the falls — likes to keep running through each and every season (despite it freezing for the most part during winter seasons), hasn't been running for several seasons now.
Because it's broken. Has a leak. Somewhere. Somehow.
Jim and I plan to spend much of Saturday figuring out the where and the how — and the what we need to do to fix it.
Taking apart the waterfall and putting it all back together again will surely be a pain in the butt. We don't look forward to it.
We do, though, look forward to once again having water streaming and splashing. We miss the sound, the peace, the tranquility of the special spot just off our patio.
Despite our reluctance to remove and replace liners and rocks and such, the special spot needs to be fixed. Not only to fulfill our...
Twitter titters
/Twitter has been shrouded by a black cloud of sorts the past couple years thanks to it being the primary place our president spreads his hate policies and ponderings. And a top spot for reactions to Trump in general and his terrifying tweets in particular. As well as plenty of news — fake or factual — related to that never-ending nastiness bouncing about hither and yon.
Despite political pap dominating Twitter of late and me being the very least publicly political person I know, I still peruse and post on that particular social network nearly every day. Because there's other stuff there. Inspirational, informational, educational stuff I might miss if I didn't stop by.
And stuff like the following. Which started my yesterday with a smile because it's just so darn cleverly adorable. So much so that I was compelled to share there by retweeting and here by capturing screen shots of the sweet silliness. (Okay, and I shared on my personal Facebook page yesterday, too.)
The tweet* that made me titter:
Accompanied by these...
The very worst enemy
/My husband and I have faced many a foe in the past few months. Hospitalization. Natural disaster. Unemployment.
None, though, have been as frustrating for my husband as the following, the enemy who most regularly gets my hubby's briefs, er, boxers in a bunch.
See for yourself:
You thought you could stop me?...
