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.

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 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.

Feeling Sure: I’M COOKED!

But instead, another reason for us to feel grateful. It’s so important to support our local businesses… just the way they support us!! Giving thanks for Flying Point Appliance Repair Saving the Day!

Gram's rule: NO phones turned on.

Ah, the joys of interacting with our grandchildren… with no devices. “I think we had a good time.” A Life Short by Lynda Bernard.

A Charming Account of Coming of Age.

Growing up, “I feared each thunderstorm was the beginning of my eventual march to hell for all of my unknown misdeeds.” By Angela Rieck.