It was a good Thanksgiving. Present were my husband, my two children from my first marriage, their spouses and their children – 5 grandchildren in all. Our hosts were my ex-husband and his wife. A close friend of the family stopped by later. Now it’s Sunday. For the prelude at church this morning I played […]
It has been quite some time since I posted anything on my blog. My problem is that almost nobody reads it. I need to learn how to advertise and get subscribers and readers. Also, I’ve been in a Writing Class since last summer. When I don’t write, I get to feeling like a pressure cooker, […]
When I was in my 40′s, I went to a weekly yoga class. It really helped keep my energy flowing for my job, which was teaching children music. My very first experience with yoga was way before that. It was in the ’70′s. My first husband, new baby daughter and I were living with my […]
Does anyone else hate football? It’s Saturday. I woke up to football on the radio, coming from Wisconsin. Just as that game ended, another one’s on TV, and the same game on radio — at the same time! We have no basement or attic or garage, so where do I go to get away from […]
It’s Friday morning, late. I’m making pancakes. It seemed like a good idea. I was hungry and looked at the clock. Hmmm… not yet noon, so I guess I’ll think of some kind of breakfast food my husband will eat. And that I like too. Fixing pancakes is a good time to write. There is […]
When I was a child, I used to enjoy looking at my Mother’s books. She had a wonderful collection! There was a full set of encyclopedias, with lots and lots of pictures. Many of her books were non-fiction, how-to books. There were fiction books too: I remember a small paperback by Guy de Maupassant. It […]
Tonight I’m feeling cranky And all the world seems blue. The neighbor’s going bankrupt Our government is, too. The old cat yowls so loudly And then she wants my love Who can love a cat like this? I move her with a shove. The orchid is so fragile […]