Author: Ele Layne

It had to be done.  My fear of "crawly things" had to be put to the side and I had to suck it up and do it!  It was the pool again.  The water had gotten so low that, if we didn't get some water back in, it was going to start running the pump… Continue reading I Didn’t See a Thing! →

All week I was thinking this was my number "fifty" blog post and was planning to celebrate and talk about just various vision topics -- since the underlying theme for my blog is vision-related.  But, apparently I miscalculated and my major milestone was last week and I missed it.  So, belated "Happy Fiftieth Blog" to me!  I still… Continue reading Vision →

As the last sultry days of summer loom, and I am headed toward my fortieth year high school class reunion in the next few weeks, I can't help but reminisce about those last summers toward the end of high school and the beginning of the real world.  I think, if you are lucky, everyone has at… Continue reading The Red Truck is Just Out of Sight →

I mean this in the nicest way possible (which quite possibly is impossible!), "Some people are irresponsibly, abrasively, irritatingly, annoying!"  There, I said it.  As we were out and about late one afternoon this past week, we decided to stop at a "Local" place and have dinner.  We had been running since early morning and neither of… Continue reading Don’t Close Your Eyes →

I have loved sharing my odd, crazy life with you, all the ups and downs and twists and turns that make up my story.  Last week was my one year "blog-aversary." It does not really seem like I have been hanging out here for a year already.  It has been an eye-opening journey for me.… Continue reading Believe Your Eyes…They’re Back! →

So there he was, this eight-year old. towheaded boy, cautiously, silently, slowly trying to cross the scary bridge.  Recent flooding rains had caused the normally docile creek to be turned into a raging torrent, seemingly ready to overflow the banks, coming close to reaching the top of the bridge.  My great-grandmother, standing on her front… Continue reading Seeing to the Other Side of the Scary Bridge →

Sometimes a destination is as much about the getting there as the actual destination itself.  This particular destination (our recent beach trip to see my niece get married) was a joyful celebration; but the journey (the eighteen hours in one extremely small vehicle) was another thing all together!  So, last week's blog covered the destination, the beautiful beach wedding that we were able to… Continue reading Seeing Adventures Behind and Ahead →

We have had a little cutie-pie, five year old visiting with us here the past few days.  All week she had been asking me about my girl and wanting to know where my girl was.   "Where is your girl?" she would ask.  I kept telling her that I don't have a little girl.  A friend of mine stopped… Continue reading Don’t Stop Looking Until You Find It! →

So, are you on the side of "lemons" or "no lemons" in your drink when eating out at a restaurant?  Me?  Currently, I am on the side of "no lemons" in my drink.  I have heard the stories about it not being a good idea to ask for fresh lemons in your drink.  Although, I had been… Continue reading What Do You See in the Sea? →

Recently, a friend of mine posted a picture on his social media page of a pilot in the cockpit of a fighter jet.  He was offering a salute and the caption read, "When the stranger you've been speeding with ... takes his exit."  It immediately made me laugh, and say, "Thank You!" again that I did… Continue reading Behold the Gift →