The other day we noticed a pair of swallows flying and fluttering near our sliding glass doors that lead to the back porch. I figured they were working on building a nest above the door as we would see them there repeatedly, hovering and darting around, almost seeming to be looking in the door at us. After a couple of days, I went outside to check on their progress but saw no signs of nest building. I left the door open to the nice breeze and within a few seconds, one of the birds came right...

Saturday is the big day!! I leave from Nashville airport on my way to Manchester, England. I'm visiting a friend there who is kind enough to have me for 3 weeks! At my age, you would think things shouldn't bother me, but i'm a bit nervous about the trip and about meeting some people in England that i've talked to online. This is my third trip over, and my friend has been here to visit me, so i'm reallly happy to be seeing her and her family again. I have a bit of a problem with my back and...

I feel quite adventuresome, trying my hand at all this new stuff! Hope i don't mess up badly.
It's nice to have a place to write like this, isn't it? I must say that i LOVE the TN C-D forum... read it several times a day. Now that i'm officially retired i'll probably be making a real nuisance of myself by posting so much. Anyway... thank you for reading this, hope some of you can respond so i'll know if i'm just talking to the clouds or not...lol. And thanks for befriending me......