cayla brooke

It’s the most wonderful time of year. 

Eggnog, cozy fires, and Christmas Movies. 

We all know Elf, White Christmas and Scrooge – (Alastair Sims please). Well, here’s a list of 20 movies to watch that are outside of the ‘norm’

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The season is changing. Spiders are spinning whispers of webs on anything attached to my home. My evening walks collide with dusk. Morning light is sleeping in. 

Autumn is announcing its arrival whether I want it to or not. 

It’s…

During the summer of 2021, I decided to join a songwriting challenge. It would give me something to do outside of the ordinary since I had stayed home for 2 years in a row during the pandemic. I needed some…

My best friend Eva and I both celebrated milestone birthdays within the last couple of weeks.

We were chatting on the phone, deciding to get together for a celebratory glass of wine. The subject of aging came up. More to…

Today is my birthday. I’m sixty. Sixty freaking years old!! How the hell did that happen?

I keep reminding myself because I can’t believe it’s true. I feel 30 inside - except when I bend down, but that's not what…

I met a man last weekend that inspired me to no end. His name is Mel Zajac, and he is 94 years old.

I spoke to him for less than a minute, but he shared so much wisdom I wanted…

I spent yesterday March 8th, International Women's Day, with a heavy heart as I watched woman after woman tear Meghan & Harry apart online. 

"She's manipulative." "She's looking for attention." “If they want to be…

I’ve been thinking of my sister Joyce more than usual lately. The Anniversary of her was a couple of weeks ago.

As sisters, you would think we would have enjoyed a lifetime together. But that wasn’t the case for us…

I don’t know about you, but for me, spring can’t come soon enough. The dark rainy days of winter are hard enough during regular times. But during a pandemic, they can be brutal. 

Everyone I talk to is at their…

When I look back at 2020 at first glance it seems as though I did nothing. The goals I had at the beginning of the year stand out like glowing reminders of my incompetence. Well, that’s depressing. Then I thought…

It was the worst Christmas ever. Christmas 2002. 

My children were coming for an overnight stay. I didn’t see them often, so I was excited. At the same time, I was desperate. We didn’t have two pennies to rub together.…

I've had a wish for Christmas since 2016.

I've watched the world change. In some ways it's been good. In a lot of ways not so much.

What hurts the most is how divided we are. The hatred. The extremes.

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