Tag: exploring

We often venture far from home in the pursuit of discovering gorgeous destinations.  Yet, there are times when we have to pause and smell the roses.  Or in this case, the sweet scent of fresh rain-kissed air shortly after a mild summer thunderstorm. While back in Arizona at my folks' place I …

Growing up there were three bears. Brown Bear, which was your typical mid-sized teddy bear. Cinnamon Bear, which was on the small side and then White Bear. Given how original I was in naming the bears, it is perhaps no surprise that White Bear was a massive polar bear teddy.  Though it started o…