Music Fridays: Life in the Tropics

Happy Friday! It’s been a gray, rainy week in my little corner of the world. Though the temperatures are still warm, it feels like fall is just around the corner. Although I don’t mind fall weather, I’m a summer person. I love the warm temperatures. For today’s selection, I’m taking you to the tropics. Specifically,…

Music Fridays: Ay, mi Panamá

November is “Més de la Patria” in Panamá, or “Month of the Homeland,” because of the many national holidays that take place this month, with three of them just in the first week. This article has a pretty good summary and explanation of each: November is holiday month in Panamá Below is a cute video…

My Name or Yours?

About this time seven years ago, my divorce with my first husband became final. It was over a year in the making and was quite often difficult and contentious, as most divorces are I suppose. About half-way through the process, my husband demanded I “give him his name back”. Being a stubborn Taurus woman, as…

A Wave’s Slow Dance

I’m not a great swimmer and I don’t really enjoy swimming in the ocean, but I love going to the beach. To feel the warm sunshine on my face, the ocean breeze in my hair, and to hear and feel the cool waves dancing on the beach and covering my feet, that is one of…

Warm Sunshine

It’s the middle of November and it seems like warmth, particularly outside, is not that easy to find. So for this assignment, on which I’m behind, I’m going to share with you a picture taken last year, in a very warm place: Panama. I can almost feel the warm rays of the sun as they…

25 Random Things About Me

Way back when I was a Facebook addict I participated in some of those Facebook games where you answer or ask questions about something and then tag someone to do the same. One of these was called “25 Random Things About Me.” For whatever reason, I remembered this today as I was in the shower…