Out and About in Venice
I can't tell you how much I love Venice!I never tire of roaming along its canals and narrow passageways. Here are some photos I took while wandering last fall.Installing New GlassVenice,...
View ArticleIWSG Day: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 ~ Protagonist or Antagonist?
It's the first Wednesday of the month,the day that members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
View ArticleOur Bomb Cyclone Blizzard: March 13, 2019
The wind has been rocketing along the sides of our homeand howling around its corners for over twelve hours,driving horizontal snow before it.We have experienced a "bomb cyclone" blizzard,and some...
View ArticleBefore the Blizzard: A Different Palette
Tuesday, March 12th brought our area welcome warmth from the winter cold,even if the sun shone through broken clouds.The thought of a coming blizzard pushed me outsideand into the open space along...
View ArticleYou Can Keep Your Day Job
London, England is a wonderful city to explore.No matter where you look, there is something interesting to see.Many people come to experience its history,rambling through time along its famous...
View ArticleIWSG Day: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 ~ Better Late Than Never!
It's the first Wednesday of the month,the day that members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
View ArticleLuck Be a Lady Tonight!
It's been a while, but sometimes the stars align,and you hit that elusive Royal Flush!A Happy Hit!Upstairs at the DFremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USAMarch 27, 2019Photo by Terry Barbour© M. Louise...
View ArticleShould We Stay or Should We Go?
I'm a mess right now.Should we stay or should we go?I'm biting my nails, sitting on pins and needles, got my fingers crossed, can't decide if I want luck to be a lady tonight or not.Things will work...
View ArticleUnbelievable!
Watching Notre-Dame Cathedral burn on Monday was heartrending.Visiting that hallowed and gorgeous place was a highpoint of my life,literally giving me chills and moving me to tears.I can't imagine what...
View ArticleOn the Hunt for a Silent Hunter
"Have you seen the owls' nest?" called a manwalking with his wife in the open space along Piney Creek.We had seen each other several times in the past,as I stalked deer and birds in the riparian area...
View ArticleIWSG: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 ~ The Power of a Word
It's the first Wednesday of the month,the day that members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
View ArticleHow Not to Get Overwhelmed ~ with the Help of Galileo
If you are familiar with my blog, you know I love to travel.Last fall I visited Italy for the second time, and I long to return.I find it fascinating for its rich and significant secular and religious...
View ArticleLuck Is Most Welcome!
My brain is overloaded with houses, floor plans, and real estate photos. Outside it's cold and snowy,I just want to pull a quilt over my head,and not come out until it's warm and sunny.The Spring Snow...
View ArticleYou Always Think You Have Time ...
You always think you have time, and then one morning you get an unexpected phone call, and you realize you that you don't.I received such a call from my sisters Donnie and Barbie, almost two weeks...
View ArticleI Kid You Not!
On Monday afternoon big slobby raindrops, on the verge of turning to snow,splatted my car as I drove home from an appointment.As I climbed up Inspiration Drive, the rain thickened to snow,huge fat...
View ArticleSpringtime in the Rockies
Tuesday morning we woke to fine snow and fog smothering our neighborhood,the winding down of a late May snowstorm that surprised us with six inches of snow. Fine Snow and FogAurora, Colorado, U.S.A.May...
View ArticleBuyer Beware!
The allure of a window display in a gelateria is hard to resistwhen you're hot and tired from sightseeing in beautiful Florence, Italy.Temptation is everywhere, because Florence is loaded with...
View ArticleIWSG: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 ~ Searching for Meaning
It's the first Wednesday of the month,the day that members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
View Article!@#$%^&*
I'm experiencing technological difficulties as I travel.I couldn't get a good internet connection in downtown Vegas.Replacing the Iconic Fremont Street CanopyLas Vegas, Nevada, USAJune 12, 2019© M....
View ArticleHowdy!
It's so good to be home! We were delayed getting back, because Spirit cancelled our flight at the last minuteand couldn't rebook us for three days.Denver International Airport rarely looked so...
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