On My Watch
“Friendship always end in love, but love in friendship never.” (quote from a fortune cookie) *********** One of my fears
From Garden to Home
(*this year’s peonies harvest)
Where Have All The Prairies Gone
There was once in our town, a serene beautiful prairie, A place where the birds and butterflies would wander freely,
The Longest Warning
(Here’s what I shared to our local congregation recently.) When the siren goes off for tornado warning, you have several
My Patch of Paradise: Revisited
I want to repost an article I wrote back in May 2012, after my journalist friend visited me here in
Perennial Christmas Tree
I passed by our local Post Office today, and saw that their Christmas tree is still on display. It is
First of May
May 1st in the Philippines where I grew up, is Labor Day. It is a holiday that honors the regular
No Flowers
Around this time every spring, the crabapple tree at the front of our house will burst with thousands of little
A Case of Low Energy
I was in the hospital’s Endoscopy Suite the other day, as I had 7 bronchoscopies to do that day. Bronchoscopy
A Day at the Iowa State Capitol
If you visit Iowa, the most impressive building in the state, hands down, is the Iowa State Capitol in Des