The Wonderful Potato

This is Day 3 of the 20 Days of Chill writing challenge hosted by P. J. at A ‘lil HooHaa. Today's prompt is Life just wouldn't be the same. Please visit the other participants to see how their lives would be changed.

There are a lot of factors that can change one's life. Anything can happen at any time. Things beyond our control can spiral until we are left spinning into infinity. Relax, that's not where we are going here.

No, what I'm going to talk about today, while less ominous, is still quite serious. I'm talking about potatoes - baked, boiled, fried, roasted, scalloped, mashed, hashed or any other way you fix 'em. 

I was weaned on potatoes (a.k.a. taters). I love 'em. I could have hash browns for breakfast, fries for lunch and a baked potato for dinner. I couldn't imagine a world without potatoes.

Potatoes are healthy and nutritious, at least until you deep fry them or load them up with butter or gravy. One medium potato has about 165 calories and a whopping 70% of your daily vitamin C needs. They are also a good source for Vitamin B, Potassium and Magnesium.

There you have it folks. Taters are good and good for you. Life just wouldn't be the same without 'em!


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People and Places

This is Days 1 and 2 of the 20 Days of Chill writing challenge hosted by P. J. at A ‘lil HooHaa.  I was a little out of the loop on this and now racing to catch up. I will be covering the prompts Who Am I and Your Favorite Place today.

Humans are multi-dimensional, complex entities who breathe life into the world and have all sorts of interesting relationships. Relationships with people, animals, their careers or really anything that brings emotion into their lives.

Humans have personalities as diverse as the universe is wide. In the mixing bowl of life we have the funny, the serious, the silly, the sane and insane, the wild and crazy and the quiet and reserved...and that could all be the same person.

Humans have likes and dislikes, their  favorites and the "no way I'm going to...eat, drink, play, watch or go there".

So who am I? I am a roll of the dice...I am a human.

As for my favorite place, anyone who reads my blog can tell you that I love the beach, most specifically, Florida beaches. We vacation regularly at Madeira Beach just outside the city of St. Petersburg, FL. I love the beach, and I love the city. 

That being said, as much as I love the beach, traveling and exploring new places, my favorite place is home. I don't live in a mansion, not even close, and you're likely to find cat hair and toy mice under the furniture, and dust on the mantle, but home is comfortable, familiar and it's my own space.


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Welcoming the New Year

It is New Year's Day, 2016, and the world is still turning. The sun came up this morning long before I crawled out of bed. Last night we rang in the New Year with friends, bubbly and New Year's Crackers (also known as Christmas Crackers). We toasted, we hugged and we closed the chapter on 2015.

Now we look forward to a new year. The world is not a perfect place, nor are there perfect people, but I still believe it is a good place, filled with good people. I shall be counting my blessings for all the goodness in my life.

This is also a leap year, so we have one more day of winter...or another day to be grateful for - however you choose to look at it.

May each of you be richly blessed this year with health, happiness and peace.





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Peace, Hope, Love!

Wishing all my friends and family a joyous Christmas 

and a blessed New Year!

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The View at the Top

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, 

not of words. Trust movement. -Alfred Adler

Words are just words until they are followed up by actions. Yes, words and conversation are important. Very much so, but the real essence of living is doing, not just talking about it.

This picture was taken last summer from the top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse. The action of walking up 219 steps brought us to the gorgeous view.


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