I’m writing from the Pacific Southwest District Annual Assembly in Riverside, CA where I’m having a great time so far. However, my thoughts are with my mother who turned 80 today in South Carolina – so far away! I managed to put together a gift basket and get it in the mail in time, which if you know me was a big accomplishment. I filled it with goodies including little chocolates that my mother likes to have after dinner, a yummy smelling candle and to make it a “turning 80” theme I added a box of “Senior Memory Mints.” (I could actually use memory mints myself!)
Squirrelwatcher
Our apartment balcony overlooks a patch of urban ecosystem. It’s a bunch of trees at the edge of a neighbor’s yard that are half dead and covered with flowering vines. My desk is by the balcony door so I sometimes join our cats in the delightful critter watching. I’m not a classy birdwatcher like my … Read more