Today I got to fulfill a lifelong dream: SKYDIVING! And YES it was AWESOME. Many THANKS to Brandon and all the people at Skydive Greene County. They made today such a wonderfully thrilling experience that I’m thinking that we will do this again. It was a day my son and I will never forget.

A birdseye view of the world!

Stretching my entire body before settling against the chaise lounge chair, I looked up into the star lit night and smiled. From the small table beside me I raised a tall cold glass and toasted the moonlight dancing across the water “To us!”  The accomplishments of the day caused a deeper stretch as I enjoyed the coldness running down my throat.

The first sign of Spring at my house are when the daffodils bloom. Took these today, so it is official; Spring is here!

Well the Valentines have been put away and the snow is melting. Spring is just around the corner bringing the excitement that comes with the anticipation of warm, sunny days.

I started some seeds indoors for the first time. I guess I will have to wait a few weeks to see if they grow. Have any of you started seeds indoors before? What were the results?

Today the sun came out. Yippee and woohoo I say! What is it like in your part of the world?

Happy New Year to all of you. May you look back at 2012 with fond memories and ahead with anticipation at what 2013 will bring.

A mother says, “I think I’ll throw this old tree out. The lights don’t work anymore.”

A son says, “I’ll take it. I could use a tree in my yard.”

So he takes the tree home, adds a strand of lights and places it in the yard. Then Mother Nature does her part and look at the recycled beauty:

It is with great pleasure that I tell you The Orchard has been approved for Smashwords Premium Catalog! What does that mean you ask? The Orchard can now be downloaded to any companies device in any form! Sony, Apple, Kindle, Nook etc….Any company, any device!

Of all the horrible pictures we’ve seen from Hurricane Sandy, there was some beauty too!

With all the wind of late I’ve had to keep him inside but had to set him out last night- it was HALLOWEEN!