It's overcast today. Warmish, but not too. Just the way I like it, actually. I opened all the windows this morning, as always, then sat down with my journal and coffee. The breeze rolled over me. And so began my list of thanks. I ran through the names which impressed themselves upon me, including the one so far away in a …
A long, long time ago, in a place far away, I married this great smile. Somewhere during the 2nd or 3rd year of "for better or for worse", and because of a night out playing ice hockey with the guys, it morphed into this toothless version. Over the years an interesting variety of bridges and "flippers" and …
It's hard to escape symbols lately. They are thrust in your face every time the TV news comes on. And as we all know, symbols can get a body worked up. And cause frustration. And misunderstanding. And turn one against another. So I've been looking for symbols that are life-giving. Not life sapping. Because I am a little sapped. Which does not …
Last Sunday, on my weekly post, I was going to include the fact I'd achieved ROY.G.BIV in my closet. Months earlier I'd complimented my husband on his new-found closet organizing, color coordinating skills. He waved across his shirts and said, "ROYGBIV" (pronounced roy-ga-biv). I'd never heard the term before. red-orange-yellow-green-blue-indigo-violet. Am I the only person on the planet who did not know that …
I could prattle on about my trip to the craft shop early this week, where a bin of hula hoops and brightly colored balls caught my eye. $3.99 the sign said. Since I'm updating the grandkids' toy box I grabbed a couple of balls, the items I went to the store for and checked out. …
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Early morning sun, hanging basket, summer flowers..... and that one, last strand of Christmas lights. Christmas lights in June. Yes, we are those people! It's interesting how the morning shadows caused me to see that strand of lights. And it's interesting how a change in routine can cause you to see something that's been taken for granted. This week marked …
Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Motion My first view of daylight always holds our flag. The rain and wind do their thing. So does the flag. Let music swell the breeze And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song. Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound …
A spindly, pot-bound plant caught my eye. It sat in the garden, likely for years, waiting to be planted. It was barely alive. So we prepared the soil, added fertilizer and put its roots down deep. I watered and weeded and waited. For three years. This April its first blossoms appeared. I hoped the plant would …
I fell big time for one of those videos that floats around Facebook. A little boy and a little girl stand on a ledge, or perhaps it's a very high sidewalk. There is a large gap the girl is afraid to cross. Without hesitation the boy straddles the gap, lowers himself down and becomes a human bridge. And in the cutest way …
Yesterday I retrieved a new voicemail from my phone. Because I'm one of those people who often saves voice messages, and because the 21 day time limit had elapsed, it was necessary to cycle thru all saved messages to get the new one. Normally, without listening, I just press 9 to save and move on. For some reason, I listened to each one. …
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