When the daily grind sets into overdrive, and there's not a summer escape in sight, or that vacation has already been spent, and you're longingly wanting it back . . . . . try a few of these small…

It’s a guarantee. Life throws curve balls. Life also waits for no man. Commitments, gatherings, appointments, deadlines and dishes. All of it, good stuff. Every day, everyman stuff. The daily stuff…

Grey-bellied Michelin man clouds hover over spring's new shoots and pinwheel flowerettes poke up through green grass.  Winter transitions to Spring, but my feet still stand in both.  So it goes with…

The requisite tool box. A metaphor for the handy man who fixes things. Fathers are fixers. Fixers of boo-boos and bad days, dashed hopes and daft girls, and yes, leaky drains and loose doorknobs.…

"I could tell you my adventures - beginning from this morning," said Alice a little timidly; "but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." -  Lewis…

There are messages in life that return, again and again, to remind us of their validity - a deja vu of sorts. I came upon one the other day in my children's book shelves. When our two youngest boys…

we all have holes, some bigger than others, some people get holes early in life, and some much later. there are holes you can see, and holes that are hidden. people with the…

I’m putting the pieces back together again . . .   I’ve started working out! Well okay, two boot camp sessions, but just a few weeks ago, I wondered if I could open a tight jar by myself or…

[caption id="attachment_3161" align="alignnone" width="820"] Lighting Optimism © Yvonne Cornell 2013[/caption] Botanical Inspiration Day #31: Keep the flame of optimism always lit. In spite of its…