On August 19, 2004, a little blog named Smithposts… was born. Today, some 6 1/2 years later, I am typing the 500th post.  My enthusiasm has ebbed and flowed over the years as evident by the fluctuating  number of…

The high holiday referred to as Valentine’s Day is over.  Below is a recap…our 10th together.  The festivities began on Friday night with John scoring major points for bringing home this beautiful bouquet of roses.  He defied my weeklong “don’t buy…

Valentine’s Day preparation is underway in our house and my family takes Valentine’s Day very seriously.  I have been busy filling little red boxes with candy hearts and chocolates for the February meeting of the Ladies of the…

This is the view from my car windshield as I waited to get through a light on Gay Street Bridge, a two lane bridge recently re-laned to three. Took me 4 lights to get through this stoplight.  A bicycle that…

This past Saturday morning was a casualty of poor planning.  We had had several conversations about hiking but nothing nailed down so we got distracted and ran errands.  In an effort to salvage the afternoon and arrive…