By : Sally Valentine

March 11 2012

March 11, 2012 Pedometers

I went through quite a few cheap pedometers last year. Either they kept falling off, or they worked for a while and then either counted too many steps or not enough. So in January I was looking for a new way to count steps, and I found this pedometer in the Oprah magazine. If Oprah […]

By : Sally Valentine

March 09 2012

March 9, 2012 11/22/63

There’s a reason that Stephen King has sold millions of books. He’s a great writer. I just finished reading 11/22/63, and it’s wonderful. I’m sure I’ll be thinking about it for quite a while.Everyone should read this book, but especially those of us who still remember where we were that day. (I was in the […]

By : Sally Valentine

March 08 2012

March 8, 2012 Stages of Life

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 These flowers struck me because they illustrate the Lenten theme of death and rebirth that I’ve been contemplating the last few weeks. What’s interesting about these 4 pictures is that they were all taken of the same bush on the same day. Where are you blooming today?

By : Sally Valentine

March 03 2012

March 2, 2012 Kennedy Space Center

It really is rocket science – that which makes this place tick. If you want to make yourself feel really small and ignorant, stand under this Apollo moon rocket.    It’s like living in the land of giants. Everything is supersized. Next year at the Kennedy Space Center visitors will be able to see the Atlantis […]

By : Sally Valentine

February 29 2012

February 29, 2012 Dog Years

How are you spending your extra day? I’ve spent some time today thinking about dogs. I’m not really a dog person. I grew up with cats, afraid of dogs. But, that’s not to say that there haven’t been certain dogs in my life that I’ve grown to appreciate or even love. One of those dogs […]

By : Sally Valentine

February 27 2012

February 27, 2012 Life’s a Beach

Gary and I are back in Florida, staying at our usual spot in Cape Canaveral. I haven’t hit my beach stepping stride yet, so on my first walk this morning I stopped to take a few pictures. This is what I saw… This first-aid station looked like it had just washed up on the beach. […]

By : Sally Valentine

February 24 2012

February 24, 2012 Celebrity

In case there’s any doubt in your mind about the power of celebrity in our society, take a look at the people waiting out in the rain in front of the Dollop cupcake store. Now, I’m happy that Dollop is so successful, and I’m happy that they and Rochester got national attention. It’s never easy […]