Our yearly nightmare... Daylight Saving Time is to begin on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2:00 A.M. So on Saturday evening for most of us, our clocks should have been set before bed “sprung forward” one hour. Who started this crazy thing? The first true proponent of Daylight Saving Time was an Englishman named William Willet. A London builder, he conceived the idea while riding his horse early one morning in 1907. He noticed that the shutters of houses were tightly closed even th

I wish there was a photograph that showed me here with you now And I could kiss the photograph and make my wish come true I wish I could hear a song so sweet I wish that I could steal the moon and give it to you I wish I could bring back those days just once Watching the rain fall down Watching the rain These memories brought back once again... A time so dear to me! 1. This has to be an iconic picture of America... Wal-Mart, Ford Pickup, Uncle Sam's Barbecue and CocaCola! Hue

Traveling is my passion. I have found that travel gives me the courage to try new things. When I am home in a routine, I become comfortable. But when I travel, I am inspired by others and inspired by the destination.   When traveling, things are often out of my control and I have found that it is better to relax and let go. That is when the real adventures has happened in my travels. I have been asked where are you going now. I am living my dream where some days there really

Nothing much to relay today unless you consider... *There is vastly more nothing than something. Roughly 74% of the universe is “nothing,” or what physicists call dark energy; 22% is dark matter, particles we cannot see. Only 4% is baryonic matter, the stuff we call something. *And even something is mostly nothing. Atoms overwhelmingly consist of empty space. Matter’s solidity is an illusion caused by the electric fields created by subatomic particles.   *There is more and m

Come and listen to my story about a woman named Di A poor widow, barely kept her sanity, And then one day was lookin at some magazines , And up through the dreams come a bubblin idea. Move back to the lake , sell your extra bode, throw out the tea. Well the first thing you know ol Di's a mininaire, The kinfolk said "D move away from there" Said "Florida is the place you ought to be" So she loaded up the truck and moved along the road to Marianna & other locals... Merry times

Our yearly nightmare... Daylight Saving Time is to begin on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2:00 A.M. So on Saturday evening, our clocks should have “sprung forward” one hour. Who started this crazy thing? The first true proponent of Daylight Saving Time was an Englishman named William Willet. A London builder, he conceived the idea while riding his horse early one morning in 1907. He noticed that the shutters of houses were tightly closed even though the Sun had risen. In “The Was

I had hoped for slow relaxing return to Missouri. However, first order of business was to get a new tire for the Ford Fiesta. You would think 23k miles on tires would not have any problems but with the car sitting for two months I found my road hazard insurance paid off. The culprit was at somewhere I had picked up a piece of metal in the tread. However, finding a Walmart to service it was very dismal. I had to take it to Springfield, MO to find a store that would find time f

I knew being a grandmother would be great, but once they were born, nothing prepared me for the absolute love and joy my heart was filled with! They are the child of my child and their life has always been a joy to me, I found that each day their laughter was like music to my ears. Spending simple moments with them become priceless memories. I will never look back and say I spent too much time with my grandkids. On the days I need a miracle I look into my kids & grandkids eye

If you're anything like me, then you are completely over waking up to freezing temperatures every morning, having to put on multiple layers of clothes and feeling slower during the winter months. I would much rather be laying on a beach and soaking up the sun or riding my motorcycle than treading through the ice and snow in below-freezing temperatures. There are so many reasons that I'm always counting down until spring weather. I believe there are several universal reason,

We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past... But we are not our mistakes, we are not our struggles, and we are here NOW with the power to shape our day and our future. So now no matter the time or season my heart soars to get to spend time with my loved ones. I am never happier than than there with them. They are my moon, stars & world! Life is good with someone you love & they love you! Been busy these days spending time with my loves... Nana

My favorite story from my Dad... He started smoking cigarettes—Lucky Strikes or something like that—at seventeen years old and wanted to seem cooler and more sophisticated. Later he fell in love with this fun , bubbly two weeks from sixteen-year-old young lady. (Mildred) He was in love after the first date. He knew he wanted to marry her at first glance and would do anything to get her. He was pretty sure a cigarette hanging from his pimple-covered face would drive Mildred to

I was heading into north Florida and noticed a sign. It intrigued me so with investigation I found some interesting trivia... According to legend one event that would affect Florida’s future took place at a piano in 1851. Working out lyrics to a tune, composer Stephen Foster was stuck at the first line and asked his brother, Morrison, for help. “Should it be ‘Way down upon the Yazoo  River?” Morrison offered. No, said Stephen. “Well, how about ‘Way down upon the Pee Dee  Riv

I've made it back home after a full two months in Florida. This year with the pain I didn't get to ride like I would have liked but I did get to spend some special moments with my eldest daughter, son in-law & grandchild plus their dogs & cats. 😄 I met some McDonald's coffee buddies & found a nice little church. I also enjoyed shopping & seeing Panama City & Panama City Beach, Pensacola, Tallahassee and other day trips. I'll be back to enjoy Missouri's beautiful spring & fes