life in my empty nest

  We were blessed to be able to spend our Easter weekend with both friends and family and in both instances, found a feeling of normalcy and...

  Thoughts on life today as we hopefully near the end stages of the pandemic and start to feel some hope. From the beginning, at least after...

  When all this social distancing started way back in the spring, I never thought it would extend to Christmas, but it did and we worked rea...

  What a lovey time we had the past few days.  My daughter Melissa who lives in Michigan and her boyfriend, came to visit for the first time...

First, let me say that I am currently keeping myself home for 2 weeks since I traveled.  It seems there are a lot of opinions out there,...

Yes, Florida covid numbers are up, but in my little Gulf Coast bubble, we are fine.  We are smart and mainly do things outside if we go ...

Now that we have a bit of freedom to enjoy life in Florida again, May seems to be moving along much faster than life in quarantine.  We ...

In my favorite movie, Terms of Endearment ,  Emma (Debra Winger) tells her husband “I think I’m entitled to a little pout” when he share...

As life starts to open up in Florida, we are finding ways to get back to normal, but in a smart way.  We all feel pretty comfortable wit...

First, don’t believe everything you see on the news or read about Florida’s response to Coronavirus.  The residents were not the ones co...

I realize that for some of us, the strict stay at home orders may be coming to an end, but it still looks like we will be advised to co...