Writer. Poet. Dreamer. Wanderer.
Some of you may have read my post about the gratitude bridge, where I take a pause every day to give thanks for that day. This bridge allows vehicles on a gravel road to cross over a small creek. It often floods, so I'm not always able to go that route, which is filled with... Continue Reading →
Let's take a step into the past — phone booths. For those of you who may not know what I'm talking about, let me enlighten you about the days before widespread cell phones and why you might have kept a quarter in your sock as a kid. Photo by Maarten van den Heuvel on Pexels.com Phone... Continue Reading →
I have this little robin at my house who loves to look at itself. And fight with itself. And peck at its reflection. Photo by Tina Nord on Pexels.com Last week I was loading some stuff into my partner's car and noticed a pecking noise that seemed to come from my car. I looked over... Continue Reading →
I was waiting for my partner to pick me up from work the other day and I decided to study the tulips growing where I work. So many times when we look at things we look quickly at the outside and move on with our day. I was surprised that I had never done this... Continue Reading →
There is a phrase that I live by: "never assume — you'll make an ass out of U and me.." This is a hard-learned lesson for myself and many others I'm sure. Photo by Olya Kobruseva on Pexels.com Inevitably, every time I assume something, I am usually dead wrong. Sometimes I find myself saying "well, I... Continue Reading →
Recently, we took an impromptu road trip, which spanned three states in 14 hours. To be fair, the trio of states were in the northeast corner of Kansas. We managed to hit Kansas (of course, we live there), Nebraska and Missouri. Below are some of my tips for taking a memorable old-school road trip. OLYMPUS... Continue Reading →
Driving by a quiet funeral home in St. Joseph, Mo., you'd never expect there to be a hidden little museum, but that's exactly what is located in the Heaton-Bowman-Smith Sidenfaden Chapel, located at 3609 Fredrick Ave., in St. Joseph. On display in the museum is caskets, historical tools used by morticians and funeral homes, and... Continue Reading →
It's true what they say that kindness, happiness and smiles are contagious. I was on my way into work recently and I had just had a good laugh with my partner. I had this wide, authentic smile on my face as I got out of the vehicle and headed into the building. I looked over... Continue Reading →
How many times do we sit back and think about the people behind the scenes that make life easier for us, for the events we attend, the restaurants we eat at? I could take a guess and say not many of us. I was thinking about this when I was driving to work and writing... Continue Reading →
A co-worker brought a box of candy bars into the office this week to sell on behalf of her kid. I greedily bought two, tucked one away in my snack drawer and ate the first one. A few minutes later the second one was calling for me. I ate it, too. Photo by Vie Studio... Continue Reading →
The Wandering Pigeon 