A Pinch of Joy

I read recently that there are 29 different holidays celebrated around the world in the last week of November to the first week in January. Which says that the dreariest time of year needs light, music, good cheer and good food to get us through! Whatever or however you are celebrating — Happy Holidays! Merry […]

Finished my Christmas shopping for Bytes and Wheels on Friday afternoon.  It may or may not be a time saving coincidence that their gifts are similar and from the same store!    We are looking forward to seeing family,  sharing  good eats and lots of laughter next weekend.  That is always a good thing, holiday […]

We drove around town one evening this week to see the Christmas lights.   One neighborhood united to provide an eight minute animated light show set to music.  Cars park along the rather narrow street for three weeks each year, radios tuned to the same wave length to catch the music – Charlie Brown, Mannheim, classic […]

Thanks for your kind thoughts on my eye surgery.  Things are progressing well, but oh so slowly!!!    Huge snowflakes floating down this morning.  So far they melt as soon as they touch down.  I think that is a good plan for early snow — fall, look beautiful in the air and then melt on landing. […]

Today is double feature day!     I had scheduled eye surgery.  My first eye went well — when you are starting at 5% any improvement is good.  My second eye – the seeing eye – went well.  I knew I would still need glasses, but underestimated how difficult it would be during the healing process! […]