We had some wonderfully spectacular sunsets while sitting on the front porch this summer. After learning that I'd been taken off of...

In early June, Carol and I headed over to Houston's Hobby airport on a sunny, hot, and humid morning.  She had a one-way flight back to ...

I've been conflicted about what to do with the blog this year.  When I first got my life-changing terminal cancer diagnosis in January, ...

This is a very hard post to write.  Three weeks ago, my life changed in an instant.  No real warning, no time to prepare, no time to...

For the final day of September’s Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month and #GynCAN , I thought I’d share some of the most important things I’ve...

Before driving cross-country a few weeks ago, I happened to see that Amazon now offers free audio narration with many of their Kindle books ...

The colorful flowers are receding and a light chill is in the evening air in these final few days on the prairie. Most of the kids in Illi...

This week I celebrated one year as a full-time RVer—my 1st Full-TimeRVersary!   It seems like a lifetime ago that Millie and I were pulling ...

A few weeks ago when I heard that the band N.E.D. was coming to the Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities in July, I knew I would move heaven and earth...

After my hectic first week back in Illinois in early May (which culminated in a insurance fiasco that postponed my cancer surgery until Jun...

What a week! One I know I will remember all the rest of my life.  My first hospital stay, first surgery, and the first time cancer finally g...

As I prepare for hysterectomy surgery tomorrow afternoon, I suddenly realized that Millie is up in doggie heaven today laughing herself...

After a week-long 1,500-mile trip from New Mexico, and a terrific “welcome home” dinner with family, I had a nice few days of rest here at m...

I had intended to now start posting about my wonderful time volunteering at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.  To s...

I know my northern friends are suffering frigid winter temperatures right now and dearly waiting for more travel stories and pictures from w...