Life is fragile: it thrives only in a narrow range of temperatures between freezing and boiling. How lucky that our planet is just the right distance from the sun: a little farther, and the death of the perpetual Antarctic winter – or worse – would prevail; a little closer, and the surface would truly fry…
December 8: Morro Bay Christmas lights
I don’t have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields. Queen Latifah It is so nice to experience what the girls are seeing in…
December 5: The Christmas tree is up!
Mom still has a huge, beautifully decorated Christmas tree. The whole family comes together after midnight mass and has the traditional plum cake and wine. We spend the night at mom’s home, and in the morning we wake up and open the presents. In the afternoon, we sit down to have a traditional Christmas lunch.…
December 4: Cycling around the island
Cycling … gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you’re working on. David Byrne With the sun shining, bright blue skies, and relatively warm temperatures we ventured out on our bicycles to explore the island on Sunday…and can hardly believe that we are actually living in Detroit! It is…
December 2: Printer at the front door
The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage. Thucydides When I think of what quote to use for my blog, I usually just type in a keyword that comes to mind with the photo. Today it was freedom…because at dog started barking at 7:45 am (Sunday morning), so I went…