Blessing others…with a smile

At the end of my run yesterday, I noticed a butterfly in my neighbor's driveway. I put my hand close to its front legs, and it crawled onto my finger. As I walked home, I kept thinking it was going to fly away, but it didn't, so when I got back to our house, I…

The real reason for my trip

I took a quick trip to Manchester yesterday. I needed to pick something up, and get a watch battery replaced for Jack. About a mile from the center of downtown Manchester, I noticed what looked like a dog running along the side of the road. I slowed down, and at that moment, she ran into the…

A more colorful life; stepping out of old patterns

Yesterday, my friend Maria and I were shopping (at my favorite store, Manchester Thrift Store), and I decided to just chose colorful, bright clothes. I tried on one top and laughed out loud (in the dressing room all by myself). I had to show Maria....it looked so silly. She didn't laugh. She said, "I think…

Sending out the “friend request”

I was driving along one day last week, and a song came on the radio that reminded me of a man I had dated (not seriously) before I met Jack, and hadn't seen since.  I got curious about what he was up to, what he looked like now, and decided to see if he was on…