This week my goal was to clean my bookshelves in the on-going process of downsizing. So at moments I stop to leaf through a book I had for...

 Flowers are from my garden this week.     "I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not ne...

Welcome to the Lan Su Chinese Gardens once again. They are celebrating Chinese New Year's with red lanterns and even a dragon. It is now...

Valentine's day is in a couple days. A friend emailed me this morning asking what I was doing for Valentine's day; so with just star...

 iteaworld kindly sent me some new samples of their oolong teas.   I know I have reviewed them before, but each time they send me tea I am j...

 Recently I came across the song Try a Little Kindness. On YouTube I found it by several singers, here is a link to one of them: https://www...

 Thomas Dambo is a creative troll builder that I have become intrigued by.  I knew there was one troll named Ole Boele in Portland. I believ...