A fellow blogger recently posted a piece based on the word “cute”–she hates it. It’s a pet peeve word with her, apparently–one that she does not want to hear unless it applies to toddlers or puppies, she says. She particularly doesn’t like the word if it’s applied in any way …
It happened last week in Rio at the Olympic Games–the Equestrian Dressage competition, to be exact. A Dutch rider withdrew, just a couple of minutes into her ride…and then the drama began, or more accurately, became an event in itself. For the uninitiated, “dressage” as applied to horses refers to …
Just when you think your life is playing out perfectly and the future is bright, all can be lost in an instant and that bright future turned into a murky haze of nothingness…and then, almost as quickly–at least in the big picture, the converse. Two people I know/know of, one …
It’s summer, it’s South Carolina, and it’s HOT…and until recently, it’s been very dry. That means for those of us who want to have anything survive in our gardens or yards, we have to find a way to keep them watered. I’m lucky in that I have drip systems and …