gentle reader, the kirofamily journeyed to cabo san lucas over the christmas holiday. we had a fabulous time for the week we were there...this is my favorite place away from home. we've made a lot of friends there and every trip we make new friends. our go to place at night is cabo wabo. we've gotten to know the staff,... Read more →

gentle reader, we are experiencing some wintry weather in my neck of the woods. it had been predicted for almost 6 days! and ya know how that goes, right? when they start talking about a winter storm that far in advance, you really just don't know what is going to happen. the predicted ice storm could envelop our area or... Read more →

gentle reader, i can't say that i buy into the mantra of new year, new you. why? because a turn of a calendar page does not change who you are. if it were that easy, the world would be an even more magical place to live, wouldn't it? so many make new year resolutions. so many buy that gym membership.... Read more →

gentle reader, i could do all the apologizing in the world. i could give you all the excuses in the world. or i could simply ignore the fact that i haven't written one single post since some time this past august. i'm going to split the difference and tell you the muse walked away. end of story. no more excuses,k?... Read more →