February 14th, 2026 – Five Years


It was five years ago today, right about this time of my morning. I woke up feeling odd - cold sweats (which I thought was the PNW humidity) and muscle aches (which I thought was from sleeping in a weird position). I went to the urgent care for some pain relief but left there rather … Continue reading February 14th, 2026 – Five Years

August 25th, 2025 – Today’s Prompt


Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. I have answered this previously, but a recent event in my life has certainly taken place of the previous response. Last week I had an appointment with my cardiologist. It started out as a pretty normal visit - discussing my meds, bloodwork levels, how I … Continue reading August 25th, 2025 – Today’s Prompt

A Valentine’s Day to Remember


Three years ago today I woke up with a backache and ended up in a hospital catheter lab getting a stent after having a heart attack earlier that morning. Things could have ended up much differently, but I was one of the very lucky ones - and I know that. I was in the hospital … Continue reading A Valentine’s Day to Remember

July 3rd, 2022


Time for some change. As you may (or may NOT) have noticed, I have decided to change the name of the site. I chose this name because I wanted it to more accurately reflect my blog. I feel that this new name more accurately describes my blogging style; it’s about the journey and destination not … Continue reading July 3rd, 2022

June 7th, 2022


Sidewalk chalk art by my future forensic pathologist granddaughter… (Sorry for the late post…got busy with life) Wow…I did not even realize it. Today marks 13 months ago I had triple bypass surgery. Hard to believe that it has been over a year already. As far as my health, I feel great. Still keeping most … Continue reading June 7th, 2022