Author Archives: Les

December 18, 2024 (Wednesday/early morning) Grief … I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. Grief and the grieving process. I don’t dwell on it … it is just one of those things that pops into my head (and heart) … Continue reading →

December 7, 2024 ~ Saturday (sunny, chilly now but going up to 64°!) It’s unusually warm here this week – with temps in the 60s this weekend. But, snow is forecasted for Monday! Welcome to December in Colorado! And, how … Continue reading →

November 22, 2024 ~ Friday morning (chilly, sun is rising, another day in paradise and political hell) I woke up today thinking, as I have done so since the election, of all things politics. Not exactly the nicest or best … Continue reading →

November 6, 2024 ~ Wednesday (early morning/it’s snowing/I’m crying) It’s early morning after the 2024 Presidential election. I am on my way to bed – again – as sleep is alluding me. I can hardly get any words out of … Continue reading →

November 4, 2024 (Monday morning – gray/mizzly/chance of snow … and destruction) I feel sick. Anxious. I can’t sleep. My stomach is doing better flips than I did as a cheerleader in high school. Triple ones – I never did … Continue reading →

October 3, 2024 ~ Thursday (still in the 80s or higher here!) Sweater Weather … the two words that bring coziness to mind along with crisp morning air, trees putting on their colorful displays, woodsmoke, and all things autumnal. Well, … Continue reading →

August 24, 2024 ~ Saturday (afternoon/need to go run errands but it’s in the 90s again!) Patience. According to the Oxford dictionary it means … the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. … Continue reading →

July 18, 2024 ~ Thursday (another hot day expected – oh joy!) It has been one of those mornings. I’m grumpy due to the heat (more of the same) and isolation (my summer of silence due to throat surgery continues). … Continue reading →

June 10, 2024 ~ Monday (a lovely cool evening) I was going through my writing portfolio last night and came upon a story that I wrote in early 2021. I posted this on this blog in April of that year. … Continue reading →

June 8, 2024 ~ Saturday (evening/the robins are peeping their goodnights and the animals are restless) There is a squirrel in my kitchen. Well, not at this moment … we chased him out. But about 45 seconds ago there was … Continue reading →