What is your love language? Do you even know what that is or what the options are? Sister Rain is here to help. Love language is how you express and communicate your love to your partner, and vice versa. The five types are: Acts Of Service Receiving Gifts Quality Time…
As I got ready for the day in the darkness of 5 am, I opened my jewelry box to retrieve my wedding rings which I never wear at home. Choosing some simple stud earrings, I considered a ring for my right hand. I wanted to be as unencumbered as possible…
The SS Palo Alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker in 1919 during World War I. An unconventional shipbuilding material, concrete was used due to the steel shortage. She never served as the war ended before her construction was finished. On her maiden and only voyage in 1929…
Born and raised a Philadelphia Phillies fan, I was in elementary school when the Phanatic moved from the Galápagos Islands to become the mascot for the team in 1978. Many people have pointed out that Piper has the same coloring as the Phanatic, green feathers with blue on their heads….
As my husband and I reconnected with the Pacific Coast Highway in California after landing in San Francisco and going to Yosemite where we spent a few days, we began our long, exciting journey south. One of the first sights on the itinerary I had created was Shark Fin Cove,…
Very good friends of mine, a married couple, attended a wedding one afternoon, a funeral the following morning. I am sure that this happens more often than we think but when my friend told me that she and her husband were going to be present at these back-to-back events I…
One of the stops my husband and I wanted to make during our California adventure was the Santa Barbara Courthouse. While doing research for the trip I discovered that you can go to the tower atop the building and get a 360 degree view of the city. Also, there is…
Muir Woods National Monument is located a half hour north of San Francisco in Mill Valley, California. Established in 1908, it is named for conservationist John Muir. I will initially describe this place in one word: REDWOODS. More park than monument, once you set out on the path, you almost…
“Sometimes you are a big fish in a little pond. Sometimes you are a 12” bird in a 40” box. Either way, it is up to you to decide how long you remain where you are.” —- Sister Rain #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #piper #birdmom #conure #parrot #bird #conuresofinstagram #parrotsofinstagram #birdsofinstagram…
Despite having been on the great Mississippi via a cruise ship as well as having viewed the mighty Colorado River from a helicopter high above the Grand Canyon, I have come to realize that I have been a snob when it comes to rivers. Give me an ocean or lake…
