Author: karenlee

Her tongue was as sharp as her pencil. Stop by and meet our Malevolent Matriarch!

Prehistoric Halter Tops

I’ve had the flu the past two weeks, and when I went looking for something to cheer me up, I found a great quote: “You can observe a lot by watching.” ~Yogi Berra That Yogi, he was one smart cookie. So, I decided to pay attention, make an effort to see and learn from what…

Optimism

“Sometimes life touches one person with a bouquet and another with a thorn bush, but the first may find a wasp in the flowers, and the second may discover roses among the thorns.” — Billy Graham Bounty from one of many gorgeous offerings in Portland, Oregon’s Rose Garden, 2013.

Retirement–Day 9–Lessons From My Cat

It’s Retirement–Day 9–and while my body understands what happened, I’ve noticed a cerebral hitch in my get-along. I can’t relax. I’m wound up tighter than a __________. You may fill in the blank. Be kind. I’ve mentally cut people off this past week. I’m not sorry. I want them to stop talking. I’m nearly choking…