Tag: Mom

Happiness!

Posted in beginning photography, Dad, family, flowers, Gardening, happiness, inspiration, Monarch butterfly, seniors2 Comments

“I’ve discovered the key to happiness!” Hands dirty from gardening, with a camera slung over one shoulder, I had dashed into the house to share my discovery with my hubby. Guy, seated at the kitchen table, looked up at me expectantly. “What’s the key to happiness, babe?” “Having a project, and taking photos every day!”… Continue reading Happiness!

Through a Daughter’s Eyes

Posted in coronavirus, Hero, Inspirational, love, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, Positive attitude6 Comments

Let me tell you about my mother. If you could peek inside her room in the retirement home, you may see a senior, who looks much younger than her stated 93 years. You might feel sorry for her as she’s been in isolation for weeks because of the pandemic. She’s only recently been allowed out… Continue reading Through a Daughter’s Eyes

The Birth

Posted in birth, family, sisters, Uncategorized, Wallaceburg1 Comment

Happy Easter! Special treat today…a short, poignant tale written a few years back by my now 90-year-old Mom. The story was written at an Elderhostel on Manitoulin Island. Elderhostel, renamed these days as Road Scholar, is a program that combines travel with learning for seniors.  Please excuse the quality of the photos. They’re from long ago! Here’s… Continue reading The Birth

Baked With Love!

Posted in cooking, family, Inspirational, Uncategorized, Windsor1 Comment

Comfort foods. We all have them. One taste and nerves are calmed. Brings you to a higher place. Makes you feel good regardless of whatever else is happening in your life. That’s what Nonna’s Christmas cake is like for me. There are two types of people in the world. Those who love fruit cake and… Continue reading Baked With Love!