- Beth
- Jeff
- Brigit
- Steve
- Mike
- Matt
- Marty
- Randy
- Sarita
- Alicia
- Jonathan
Overused Middle Names
- Ann
- Marie
- Lynn
- James
- Daniel
- Paul
- Jo
- Sue
Made Up Words That Make Me Smile
- Scrumdillyicious
- Wordsmitherist
- Muy Quievo
- Yippideeboomdeboom
Silly Songs From My Youth
- Elsie was a Mighty Fine Cow (she was a friend of mine)
- Alice the Camel (had five humps)
- Eddie Coochacatchacamatoceneratocenokasammacammawacky Brown (fell into a well)
- Cumalauda Vista (on and on and on a vista)
- Scab Sandwiches (with puss on top)
- Great Big Globs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts (little birdies’ dirty feet)
- Leprosy (all my skin is falling off of me)
- Put Your Hand in a Fan (and you’ll probably lose a finger)
- Cow-patty Love (is the way I feel)
Leprosy (to the tune of “Yesterday”)
Leprosy, all my skin is falling off of me
I’m not half the man I used to be
Since I contracted leprosy.
Kiss me quick, before I lose my upper lip,
I don’t even have a nose to pick
Since I contracted leprosy.
Shades of Green
- Sea foam
- Olive
- Forest
- Hunter
- Lime
- Kelly
- Emerald
- Teal
- Asparagus
- Pine
- Pastel
- Camouflage
- Celadon
From a fascinating blog I found called Forest Diary
Songs on My “Sleep Time” Playlist
- I Love You Too Much – Carlos Santana
- Soldier – Gavin DeGraw
- Feels Like Tonight – Chris Daughtry
- Pieces – Sum 41
- Don’t Know Why – Nora Jones
- Spell It Out – Gavin DeGraw
- Crown Royal – Jill Scott
- Your Body is a Wonderland – John Mayer
- Where You Are – Gavin DeGraw
- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
- Smooth – Carlos Santana/ Rob Thomas
- Let Me Take You There – Plain White Tees
- Turn Me On – Norah Jones
- Crash Here Tonight – Toby Keith
- You Know Where I’m At – Gavin DeGraw
Fourth of July Favorites
- Fireworks!
- Watermelon
- Red, White & Blue everything, everywhere
- Patriotic music
- Parades
- Small-town festivals
- Summer heat
- Watching the movie “Independence Day”
- Flags everywhere
- The sense of community – Today we are one.
Things I Miss About Living in the Country
- Thunderstorms rumbling through the valley
- How green everything is after a lightning storm
- Coyotes howling outside my window
- The wonder of Springtime, finding things growing you didn’t know were there
- Harvest-time, tractors in the field, clouds of dust
- Hay-rack rides
- Blinding brightness after an ice storm
- Evergreens bowing under heavy snow
- Bird song choirs that never cease
- Woodpeckers
- Walks in the woods
- Creeks skipping by
- Next door neighbors a mile away
- Hummingbirds at my window
No special filters, no time lapse...just the sunlight through the trees - Cazenovia, Illinois 2006
Least Favorite Household Chores
- Food preparation
- Food preparation clean up
- Doing Dishes
- Cleaning the bathtub
- Dusting
Books I Received For My Birthday
- The Glass Castle – by Jeanette Walls
- Fifty Shades of Gray – by E. James
- The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival – by Stanley Alpert
- To Be Sung Underwater – by Tom McNeal