If You Change the Way You Look at Things…

If You Change the Way You Look at Things…

by | Apr 15, 2021 | Silver Lining

As I write the very last entry, I can’t believe that I’ve spent a full year looking for “silver linings”.  This all started because a newspaper columnist asked an off-the-cuff question:  has anyone seen anything good come out of this pandemic?  Without...
Time for Learning

Time for Learning

by | Apr 14, 2021 | Silver Lining

I spent today digging into yet another topic that I know little about.  It’s one of those things that will be good to know and directly applicable to business–once I understand it more. I end my day feeling teased by the possibilities and frustrated with...
Rides

Rides

by | Apr 13, 2021 | Silver Lining

If you want to see excited dogs in our house, there are six little words you can say: “Want to go for a ride?” It’s guaranteed bedlam.  They will literally jump up from being dead-to-the-world asleep and start panting and pacing back and forth in front of...
Sharing Knowledge Gained

Sharing Knowledge Gained

by | Apr 12, 2021 | Silver Lining

The text came through late this afternoon: “Sorry to tell you all, but I think I might have COVID.  I’m trying to get tested now.” This is from one of the friends from our Saturday afternoon doggie playtime outing.  Six friends and six dogs enjoyed almost...
Shopping–From Far Away

Shopping–From Far Away

by | Apr 12, 2021 | Silver Lining

One of the things that I have missed during the pandemic has been clothes shopping with my sister.  There’s nothing like the fun we’ve had going through merchandise and holding it up to each other.  We have amused ourselves for hours as we peruse the racks,...
Time for Cleaning

Time for Cleaning

by | Apr 12, 2021 | Silver Lining

Spring cleaning is real, folks… especially when you have chickens who live in a coop.  The chickens love the days when I dig around in their home—because it gets them freedom.  They take any opportunity to spread out on the lawn and to scratch through the...