I want to celebrate good things that I see and today I saw something that looked like it was good to me. I want to celebrate it and...

My daughter wanted egg salad for lunch today so I am making it now before she gets up for school. Not too hard- boil the eggs, take off...

Fall foliage in the Northeast is past peak at this time. The intense reds, golds and yellows of early October have passed and most of...

How do I stop eating sugar? STOP EATING SUGAR! It sounds simple-Right? Just don’t eat sugar. I still struggle to try and moderate my...

Sometimes I listen to classical music when I get up in the morning. The station I listen to is called VPR Classical and it is 95.1FM out...

(This was first published in October of 2020. Alice Hahn passed away August 8, 2020.) My next door neighbor died in a car accident two...

I’m laughing right now. I am laughing because I just turned on my computer to write and I keep getting popups on my screen. These popups...

I am sitting in a hotel room in Plattsburgh, NY and looking out the window. I am on the second floor so I have a view that is a little...

I was waiting for my car to be inspected at the local Jiffy Lube and I saw this message: When people see some things as beautiful, Other...

by Jim Sweet That pile of leaves across the street They hibernated under snow all winter Now they have been raked across the yard Spring...

The Universe is working for me today. I was listening to a podcast while walking through Cambridge this morning. It was a podcast called...

I went for a walk this morning and put on a hat. Not really that big of a deal but I saw some wetness on the street and there was rain in...

The cul de sac was always there A huge pine sat in the middle When I was younger When it was taken down It opened up the whiffle ball...

I did yoga today for the first time in about a week. One of the reasons that I have not been doing it is because of my dog. I don't like...

I was trying t figure out what to do after dinner tonight. Once I rolled the trash and recycling barrels to the curb and put the...

I’m listening to the song “Fearless” by Pink Floyd as I write this. It was in my head when I woke up and I asked Alexa to play it when I...

Fall is begging "Come see me" The cool of the morning reminds me she is coming I am going to have the firewood ready The first fire in...

I feel the heat from the sun on the side of my face The heat from the fire warms my knees. I hear the hum of the chainsaw two blocks over...

Welcome! I just set up my author website and am excited for the first post at the site. I just self-published Back to The Front Porch...

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