First steps are hard. Ask an infant how easy it is; I will wait... Likely, the infant did not answer. First words are tricky too....

It is time for some nanty narking, or in more modern terms, great fun. (I find words can be fun, I hope you do as well.) Recently, a...

Memorial Day is a National holiday set aside to remember (memorialize) those who gave their lives through service to our country. Poppies...

Whether you can sing, play one, many, or no instruments, whether you enjoy classical, jazz, R&B, hard rock, soft rock, or classic rock -...

The following names released by Buffalo Police are the victims of the mass shooting that occurred at a grocery store in Buffalo, New...

Three years, one month, and 20 days is the timeline from the shutdown due to COVID to when the illness shut down our home. The...

If you were one of the early morning readers, you might have only seen a sentence of this blog! Unfortunately, I lost the internet and...

I wrote this poem in April of 2020; it was one of the first sunny days of spring. Today was one of those days as well, so I thought it...

"Sometimes I think and wonder, 'Will our world ever be back to normal?' But the fact is, it wasn't normal it was what we were used to,...

You may have noticed that I got a haircut! With that change, thanks to DouglasArtStudio, I have a brand new header as well! The other...

Start writing your post here. Above is what I see every time I begin to write my blog. (Sidebar: When I typed out the previous sentence,...

Four years ago, on March 15, my husband took off a neck brace he had on for over three months. On March 16, he came home for the first...

Why is it so easy to recognize the "bad" stuff around us? Let me start this with a little disclaimer ... When I mention sadness and...

An extraordinary and supportive friend whom I respect and admire shares various recommendations on his Twitter account. He always...

Spiders have many babies. Typically hundreds. Knowing this, I cannot figure out why homes are not overrun with spiders. Every once in a...

One of the latest trends going around is WORDLE. Wordle is a simple guessing game, you get six chances to guess the correct word, and...

Dear MommaHattie. My name is Nolan. I wanted to know, in your experience at least. Has it become harder to connect with people? I've been...

Traffic circles, roundabouts, and rotaries are popping up all over the world, no matter what you call them. This might be a good time to...

A man posed this question to me the other day ... "How do squirrels die? Besides roadkill. Why is it you never see a squirrel carcass,...

Many people get excited about the new year and make plans to change, improve, overhaul, complete all kinds of goals and aspirations. And...