Tag: Thoughts
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Monday Mystery

Monday Mystery: How can choosing eight tracks for a desert island feel as stressful as the thought of being a castaway?! Podcast of the Day: Desert Island Discs (guest David Nicholls, a favorite author) – Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtracks of…
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Thankful Thursday

Today I’m thankful for countdown websites that let me know there are 99 days until Halloween and 104 days until Election 2024…NFL teams reporting to training camp…another great horror movie recommendation from my niece (Abagail)…Seinfeld reruns and Julia Louis-Dreyfus…pizza…Apple TV+…kayaking…Joe Biden and Kamala Harris…
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Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I’m thankful for peaceful sunrises…walks with Harper…watching wildlife families…great books…my mother’s good doctor appointment…fireworks are over…England vs. Spain in the Euro 2024 Final…temperatures in the mid 60s (won’t mention the rain/wind/humidity)…
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Thankful Thursday

I’m thankful for the fabulous gumbo and a taste of New Orleans in Metro Detroit at Bourbon Street Gumbo & Po’Boys (artwork: Jay Kopicki)…Eddie Murphy and enjoying the addition of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in the great Beverly Hills Cop franchise…French and British tv crime drama series…Mika Brzezinski’s thoughts and comments on Morning Joe…
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Thankful Thursday

This week I’m especially thankful for all our backyard birds…all the wonderful coffeehouses and baristas in a fifty mile radius…great doctor/nurses/support staff and medical insurance…Harper’s wonderful dog grooming spa and favorite dog groomer…Bryce Harper…not too scary horror movie recommendations from my niece that are definitely scary for me (Tarot)…end of the heatwave and temperatures in…
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Thankful Thursday

Thankful for Harper feeling better after the thunderstorms and vaccine and that I’ve been lucky to have the same wonderful veterinarian for over thirty years…air conditioning…Connor McDavid…The New York Times Book Review…PBS streaming app…remote start to cool the car for Harper…two little fawns running across the yard…
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Thankful Thursday

After listening to Patti Smith in a podcast earlier in the week talk about simplistic gratitude, I decided to add a new Thankful Thursday theme to the blog schedule. Today I’m thankful for the Biggby Coffee Cookies & Cream Sweet Foam Cold Brew…individuals and communities that organize summer events…a hoodie weather day this week before…
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A Favorite Latte And Quote

“A woman whose mood improves with a book, a poem, a song or a cup of coffee is not defeated by anyone.”
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iPhone Journey Update

I’ve been on my iPhone Journey for six months and have discovered it has taken me in many unexpected directions. My morning coffee somehow took on a very very important part of my day and while I love trying new seasonal lattes, so far the winning coffee is a freshly ground home brewed cup from…
