The endearing promise of down home was the constant rhythm of life. Some things you learn to expect, to count on, to depend on. As events alter the expected to the unknown it is comforting to remember what we once knew and loved and cherished. I will always be grateful that my children had the …
Knowing Nothing at All
The code of the schoolyard, Marge! The rules that teach a boy to be a man. Let’s see. Don’t tattle. Always make fun of those different from you. Never say anything, unless you’re sure everyone feels exactly the same way you do. Dan Castellaneta I try really hard to keep my mouth shut. I also …
Something Else to Offer
This morning after my walk I was working on some chairs I am refinishing in my backyard. I stopped and sat down on my porch swing and relished in the beautiful morning. It was stunning. Have you noticed that the autumn sky is a different shade of blue? There were no clouds this morning, just …
Silly Gilly
If you don’t watch SNL then you won’t know who this girl is! Which is probably a good thing. We love her! Will the real Gilly please stop tormenting this family? Gilly? Gilly? Tinker bell! Can you find Gilly’s shadow? I think she shot it! Don’t know if you have enough pixie dust to make …
The Competition
I won. The best carved pumpkin. I really did. But it didn’t really mean as much because this guy won most original tool use. When he got to the mouth he was stumped. Wasn’t sure what to do. I suggested the chain saw. Was totally ignored! The kids went to town with their creations. This …
Presence Present
For a couple of years I have thought about remodeling. We have just been so busy that we couldn’t bring ourselves to take the time to do it. Finally this week we just did it! And I like it. It isn’t quite finished. I am still trying on different colors, different styles, adding animation and …
Glee
I have been avoiding this season’s T.V. lineup. I don’t care too much for T.V. Mostly it seems like a HUGE waste of time. Having said that, I do read about show premises. This season I read about GLEE. Honestly, I was grudgingly interested, probably because…I can’t sing. Hidden inside is this fantasy about singing …
October Bliss
I will not talk about what happened at the cabin this week. I don’t have to. Sometimes life has you tied up in knots. And sometimes you feel like things are just left up in the air. When those times come up it’s good to know you have friends to hang onto to. and sometimes …
Waiting.
Would someone please enlighten me? PLEASE! We are driving down the freeway… quickly. I notice many red lights that signal to me that there is a problem ahead. We break and (just for kicks we will refer to the driver as…the driver) the driver begins to maneuver through traffic trying to get ahead of all …
20 years
I thought this month about being my age. Mostly I am ok with it. But this week the reality of how quickly the next 20 years will come and go hit a nerve. Of course my nerves seem a tad rawer lately. This summer when I tried to pull myself out of the pool… it …