Author Archives: Les

October 25, 2021 ~ Monday evening (blustery, rainy, and a bit spooky) Halloween is approaching. Until a few years ago, when I purged my stash, I had almost as many Halloween decorations as I did for Christmas. And that is … Continue reading →

October 20, 2021 … Wednesday (gray, wet, and blustery up on this NW island) I watched Annie (my old lab) watching a fly the other day that was buzzing around her. She’s slow and lumbering and I was chuckling to … Continue reading →

October 7, 2021 ~ Thursday (sunny, puffy clouds, blue skies – a rarity here) “Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights your way.” I have that saying written on my bedroom wall. I wake up … Continue reading →

October 5, 2021 ~ Tuesday (gray/heavy skies/wind advisory … aka: a normal day) Happy October! I’m a few days late in my monthly salutation … my intentions were good/my actions were lagging. This month is one of my favorites … … Continue reading →

September 27, 2021 ~ Monday morning (gusty and gray outside) I’m tired. 106 dog sits (166 including my own dogs) this past month have done me in! Once again, this is not the blog post I was thinking of writing … Continue reading →

September 10, 2021 ~ Friday I sat down to write a totally different blog piece today. It’s gray and cool out – very autumnal. I look out my dining window and see my (badly needing pruning) maple – branches heavy … Continue reading →

September 4, 2021 ~ early Saturday morning (flanked by dogs/in bed) Warning: don’t read this while eating! It’s early (for me) on this Saturday morning. The sun has barely appeared in the eastern sky and the fan is drawing cool … Continue reading →

September 1st, 2021 ~ Wednesday (cool and sunny on this NW island) Merely two blog posts ago I said that in a blink of an eye it would be September. Guess what?! I returned home late (late!) Monday night from … Continue reading →

August 22, 2021 ~ Sunday night The house is quiet. I love it like this. There is nary a whisper or breeze outside … just the slight tick of a clock and the soft puff of breath from a slumbering … Continue reading →

August 11th, 2021 … Wednesday (Sunny and 79 degrees on this NW island) Resilience … the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. This word has been swirling around in this noggin of mine for a couple of weeks now. … Continue reading →