Two years ago when I had my mastectomy, my mom and my sister, Debbie, flew in from Wisconsin to take care of me which actually translated into spoiling me rotten.  But hey, you don’t hear me complaining now, do you? In the midst of my pain-killer induced loopiness, it was especially nice to have my family so close. Mom even cheerfully put my socks on for me…

Sarah loves wearing pearls.  Well, not real, genuine, straight-from-the-oyster pearls but pretty pearl look- a-likes.  She even found a pearl-ish, vintage-ish bracelet in a thrift store last week; the clerk showed her that the pearls were snap together beads, which I guess was indicative of the era in which it was made.…

One of the reasons I left so early on Monday for my Retrieving Sarah Jaunt was so that I would have plenty of time to stop and take a few pictures. Because there are few things better in life than a sunrise and a Nikon.…

Edited to Add:  Still having some problems with signing in to comment.  You can do so by clicking once on the comment link, wait for a dark screen to appear and then the home screen will come up again. Click on comments link again and you should be able to comment. Friday morning, I got up at 4 am to prepare for the joyous task…