The origins of the month of February find its meaning from the Roman god, Februus, and the festival of Februa; a month of atonement and cleansing to "purge" the city of evil spirits and the mistakes of the past year. For modern cultures, February is associated with the Valentine's Day, which gets its name from … Continue reading February Photo Challenge: Make Your Month Loving
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February Photo Challenge: Love
February is typically the month of love. It's home to Happy Valentine's Day....or, as I like to call it....Happy Hallmark Day. PJ's prompt for February was Love. Perfectly appropriate. For sure Valentine's Day was filled with selfies of couples enjoying a day celebrating love. I didn't get a lot of snaps this month but my … Continue reading February Photo Challenge: Love
40 is a gift
Back in November of 2014, after Entrepreneur was diagnosed with renal cell cancer, doctors told us the average life expectancy was five years after diagnosis. After his brain surgery to remove a renal cell-related cancer tumor in 2017, I remember thinking if we could just get to our 38-year anniversary, I'd be happy; 39 would … Continue reading 40 is a gift
Awww Monday: Autumn Grand Girls
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Autumn! Schedules have been wonky with Entrepreneur and Cabo's health issues, but I was able to grab the grand girls and try and capture a few pics for the year. Autumn color is not peak yet, but the winds and cold temps make me wonder how long … Continue reading Awww Monday: Autumn Grand Girls
Eleventeen
Today is Peanut's birthday. Eleven years ago today I was promoted to Nana status. Last year, Peanut officially broke into double digits. This year, she's adding tween attitude. :-) She is my oldest grand girl. And, life has dealt her a lot of change in eleven years. Now, she'll be headed into more change as … Continue reading Eleventeen
Peripheral Perceptions 