Home Sweet Home

To some, an eye sore…

To others a place to display a rock collection…

And to OTHERS…

Probably with a built in food supply of termites!

Check out this video of the chickadees renovating…

How many birds are in there anyway?!  They need like a revolving door or something!

maggie and milly and molly and may

by e. e. cummings 

beach day

maggie and milly and molly and may
went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles,and

milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and

may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it’s always ourselves we find in the sea

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I ♥ blogging

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Last October I started this blog with the help of “Complete Guide to Set Up a WordPress Blog and Make Money“. Several things precipitated my desire to start this blog. My freelance product design work had slowed down. I needed something to take my mind off my miscarriage. I wanted to write some product and book reviews but wanted more control over the output than is available with online retail review formats. I love learning and sharing my thoughts and ideas especially family related. My attempts at sharing this kind of content on Facebook were unfulfilling. I wanted a creative outlet. And honestly, I was intrigued by the idea of affiliate relationships and maybe, down the road, making a little side money! Continue reading