We Are Back!

Hello Hummingbird! Just a quick note about where we have been. It’s good to be back home.

For all the nurturers and carers out there…

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

You know who you are!! Hallmark holiday or not, kick back, be pampered, and enjoy every minute!!!

Life’s Special Moments

The compilation of small, every day moments that make life rich and wonderful. The extraordinary ordinary indeed. By Sandra Novick.

The Farmer’s Breakfast

A memory covering the gamut from Germantown in NYC to pickpockets to the Ideal Restaurant. Time flies on the wings of the wind. By Sandra Novick.

The Promise of Spring.

Commentary on a lesson from Anthony Bourdain, to my thinking, one of the greats. By Sandra Novick.

Early Spring Has It All

Hope. This is going to be the year. In early Spring, we feel hopeful in the garden, and in life. By Angela Rieck.

Three Wisdoms. 

Why do older people often have a greater sense of well-being than their younger counterparts? Arthur Brooks has a few life hacks that will make us feel better, no matter our age.

Kindness Making a Comeback.

“Maybe caring for others can become cool again. Wouldn’t that be amazing? By Donna Wetjen.

I Get to Choose.

How will I remember this glorious Key West morning? Will it be the kindness and peaceful joy in a new day, or the flare of anger? It’s always up to us. Choices, by Angela Rieck.

The Rock Star Had Arrived.

And that improbable rock star was me. In that moment I wondered, do they love me? Or do they just love that I feed them, pet them, walk them, and adore them? Spoiler alert—we think they do. Click thru to learn more!

“And When I Die…”

“You know why when people retire they buy those recreational vehicles and drive around?” Click thru for a surprising answer!

The Forte Towers Complaints Department

Was this story really true? Does it matter? Remembering and yearning for a simpler time— when children had a sense of peace, the cloak of a loving family and the comfort of assurance that comes along with that. By Beth Kalet.