Scrambled Dregs ~~~~~~~ tidbits on life, food, faith, and writing.

# 3 I try to focus on the the Whatevers. I'm prone to be a Pollyanna. Really I am. And I've decided to embrace that. Because wh...

#2 Focus on and glorify what I am for rather than what I am against. This seems like a strange one in the lessons of life I've pick...

5.3 things I've learned about life in 53 years. #1 There aren't many shortcuts. Of all the interests I've pursued I can h...

I turned 53 yesterday. On some level that freaks me completely out. Not the wrinkles or gray hair part...but the part where I stop and say ...

Remember when my friend Sandi  hand raised raccoon kittens a couple of years ago? Oh they were cute. She kept them in her upstairs bathroo...

You know I subscribe to the blog  Becoming Minimalist.   Right now, it's kind of a what if for me. What if I did make some significant ...

Yesterday we finally got a legitimate fall day. We had a few in August. Weird. Lovely. But super unusual.  August in Iowa is almost al...