Proud Mama

Tweet I don’t brag very often about my kids, tonight is an exception. My youngest daughter is playing Maria in her middle school’s version of the Sound of Music. OK, so the  camera is a bit shaky and the lighting is a little bright with my FLIP camera, bet...

Ode to Skippy

Tweet There is an empty place in my house that will never be the same. Its the spot behind the living room comfy chair where Skippy’s pillow was. It gets great morning sun and overlooks our deck and tree filled backyard. Skippy passed away two nights ago  after...

Book Review: The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight

Tweet A friend recommended The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight to me recently. Its one of those books filled with the bad news that makes many look away: we are running out of cheap fossil fuel, clean water and other scary stuff. The author Thom Hartmann, who has...

Girl Scout Cookies: Epic Fail

Tweet Now that the Girl Scout Cookie sales have started, I can’t sit by and stay silent about the atrocities that these well meaning scouts are innocently perpetrating on their families, their friends and even the planet. I’m well aware that these cookies...