Putting the “Happy” Back into New Years

Putting the “Happy” Back into New Years

Twenty twenty-four began with a bang on my blog. One of my first posts of the year was its most popular. It dealt with the death of my sister many years ago during New Years and the effect it had on me and my family. I wrote it as a guest post for the Happiness Between Tails blog. (Thanks again, da-Al!) I plan to raise yet another toast to my sister this New Years.

The Minute Men and the Minister

The Minute Men and the Minister

Second-most-popular was this post about my New England colonial ancestors. I found out rather by happenstance that they founded two towns (one in Massachusetts and one in Canda) and that two statues have been erected in their memory. Also, one penned the famous words: a government of the people, by the people and for the people. All this while I was actually looking for something else! I’m not sure why this post is so popular; perhaps because it deals with some American icons.

If I Were a Real Photographer

If I Were a Real Photographer . . .

I still utter this phrase more often than I would like. Because I remain tied to the workaday world, I cannot run off, camera in hand, to pursue the glorious shots I know that are out there. My retirement is looming, however. This spring, I hope to say that phrase a lot less often, and to have the photos to show for it.

Thank you, dear readers, for following my meanderings through Ireland, Scotland, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Minnesota this year, as well as those more internal meanderings. I wish you a good end to the year and an even better 2025!