It’s been a year …..

time to come on back and do my thing again.  Talk about my life, my dog, my cats, my off-and-on love/hate affair with alcohol, and more.  Take more photos.  Get involved again.  Let's go!

AOTD (Animal of the Day)

my goofy cat, Maggie Mae, likes to bite my pen while I'm trying to do a Find-A-Word puzzle .... or she'll sit on my book. https://idahobluebird50.com/2019/09/19/aotd-fox-september-19-2019/

It’s been a while ….

Hi all ........ I've not been posting much (or at all!) for quite a while, as I've been trying to work on a few personal issues. Issue #1 - I've been 3 weeks sober.  I know I've gone thru this "give up the vodka" thing before, and I'm not saying this could be IT for …

Happy Birthday Stephanie!

Ah, my baby daughter turns 24 today!  Such joy she brings to my life.  I miss both my girls so much it's incredible. Happy Birthday, Stephanie Nicole, my "Tessie," my sunshine.

Photo Challenge – Yellow!

Yellow canna lily on my deck --- I LOVE me some tropical flowers! https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/a-photo-a-week-challenge-yellow-2/

Happy Birthday, Jim Coleman, in heaven

My father, Jim Coleman, would've been 79 today, had he not died 13 years ago of a massive heart attack.  How I miss his voice ... "Hi, daughter ...." and visiting him.  There's a hole in my life where he should be. The photo above is dated June 1961 - 14 months before I was …

FOTD – June 20, 2019

Canna Lily on my deck https://ceenphotography.com/2019/06/19/fotd-june-20-2019-peony/      

Tuesday Photo Challenge – Trail

Oh no!  An elk next to the trail! At Lone Elk Park, near St. Louis, herds of elk are usually seen at quite a distance.  In the many times I've hiked there, I'd never seen elk so close to the trail.  When I walked past this cow, I could've reached out and touched her.  Super-glad …

Happy Friday, y’all! Gloria!

Happy Friday!  Here's some Laura Branigan "Gloria" for the STL fans out there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HGaJHhUJR4

St. Louis Blues – 2019 Stanley Cup Champs!

St. Louis hockey fans are delirious - for the first time in the club's history, the Blues bring home the coveted Stanley Cup. But haters are gonna hate. My ex-husband, on Facebook, cries "who paid off the Bruins?" "ref's blew it" "looks like Bruins were paid not to play ..." Well, that's just him in …