The WILDEST thing happened to me a few Thursdays ago. Honest. Earlier in the week, for some reason I was thinking about bobcats. I guess one cause may have been the nagging desire to write a post about how Meg’s encounter with a bobcat (MY CHRISTMAS CURSE) at the Grand Canyon was based on Read More
Category: desert living
Clear out the Cobwebs
Or questions that is… “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” Zora Neale Hurston Can you relate to that? For me lately, it’s been months that ask questions and months that answer. And these past few months have been asking questions. Most have been parenting and health-related questions. Others have been some Read More
Summer of 2013 – Thank You California
As the summer of 2013 comes to an end, I look back and have to thank California for giving us some relief from the heat. “They” say it was the hottest summer in central Arizona on record. We had the pleasure of driving through the worst of it on our way to the coast – it was Read More
Spring has sprung!
Spring has sprung – so summer should be here next week in Arizona. Mama Owl’s been faithfully hanging out in her nest since St. Valentine’s Day. Those babies are getting big and someday soon her nest will be empty, until next year. She’s become some sort of symbol for me – an annual reminder of life, motherhood, Read More
Year of the Snake
The Chinese New Year begins with the new moon on Sunday February 10, 2013. This is the Year of the Snake – people born in the Year of the Snake tend to be calm, determined, and passionate. I always enjoyed celebrating the Chinese New Year as an opportunity to indulge in Chinese cuisine and treats. However, I Read More
What happened to May?
Soon enough, I’ll be asking, “What happened to June?”! How is it almost July? My May began with Baby #2 turning 1-year old, Little Miss One-derful. Wow, what a year! Then from Mother’s Day to Race Day (being from Indianapolis, “Race Day” remains a holiday), the month flew by. Mama Owl had her babies and was the perfect example of Read More
You never know what you might find under a rock!
Oh my goodness! How sweet are these little fellas? We moved a rock in our yard to find these sweet guys cuddling together! Ah – another beautiful sign of spring in the desert. But summer is on its way and quick! Expecting 100 this weekend…
What’s Inside
It’s not what you look like on the outside that’s important… It’s how you feel on the inside that matters! I love springtime in the desert!