Silver Valley Stories

Here is one of our first glances of the Capitol Building at night. We will tour it on Wednesday. A view of the Washington Monument. Will ...

In less than six hours, I will be boarding a plane for Washington D.C., our nation's capital. I can hardly wait. But I will have my co...

Farewell? a long farewell to all my greatness. This is the state of man; today he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes, tomorrow blossoms, ...

It has been an emotional week for me. My baby, Kiki Aru, finished up elementary school and will be attending middle school next year. Toda...

Dont know why theres no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my man and I ain't together, Keeps rainin all the time Life is bare, glo...

I love living in Kellogg, Idaho. This is where I belong. It is not the city. It is not the country. It is a rural area, population around 25...

A few days ago I developed a real pain in the neck. Well, maybe it is really more a pain in the shoulder. And I don’t do well with pain. As ...

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. - Charlie Chaplin

I couldn’t have told you June 1st was the day Dad died. I knew it was in the first week of June. But I wasn’t sure of the exact date. We dis...

My post on Kellogg's Second Chance is featured this month as part of The Festival of Trees 12--Meditations. At the suggestion of Crafty...

1. I was blessed with two very mature clematis plants in my backyard when I moved to this house last spring. This flower is from the smalle...

A home without a cat—and a wellfed, wellpetted and properly revered cat—may be a home, perhaps, but how can it prove title? - Mark Twain [S...

Today I am sharing some pictures of trees in my sister Inland Empire Girl's yard in Northeast Washington state. Here is a weeping willow...

Tonight we had a Smore Fest here at beautiful Martin Creek at Inland Empire Girl's lovely home. For those of you who have never experien...

I remember her sitting by the window in her rocking chair with the fan swaying to and fro I remember her quietly greeting our family as we a...

Driving my mom and brother to the cemetery to honor my father Putting flowers beside the graves of my father, and my husband’s grandparent...

A breeze discovered my open book And began to flutter the leaves to look For a poem there used to be on Spring. - Robert Frost

God's Word is better than a diamond, better than a diamond set between emeralds. You'll like it better than strawberries in sprin...

The Silver Valley has experienced some exceptionally beautiful mornings this week, and I have taken advantage of them by going outside and ...

Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time. - William Shakespeare