Remember I told you I’m taking a computer course? Yesterday, amazingly, I learned to do two things on my computer that are brand new to me. I realize that many of you knew how to put up sticky notes on your desk top and making mailing labels is old hat for you but not for […]
Feb 9, 2015
Mild-Mannered Monday Morning
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My neighbor’s tulip tree across the street is putting out buds on this mild-mannered Monday. Soon it’ll blossom. That’s the only tree I know that puts out the lavender and white flowers before it puts out any leaves. As I’ve mentioned, robins are back (far too early because a lot of them will starve if we have […]
Feb 6, 2015
Philosophical Friday
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Is there a particular time of day when errant thoughts wander into your head and you start remembering and wondering and realizing there are lots and lots of things in this old world that you’ve only glimpsed? Or perhaps that you’ve not glimpsed at all but puzzled over? When the sun slips toward the western horizon […]
Feb 5, 2015
Warm Hearts, Snow Dusting
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A dusting of snow lies across my deck like a drift of talcum powder. The temperature sank below freezing last night and everything outside is cold! Bird feeders are full so when the feathered and furry creatures wake up, they can at least get some fuel in their tummies. As Peg and I journeyed to […]
Feb 1, 2015
A Face in the Crowd
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It’s raining this morning, not a hard rain but more of a drizzle. The weather reminds me of Ireland and the almost daily rain last October. When I think of Ireland (which is often) I remember the people. The impression I got was that they are busy, hurrying to go here or there. Especially in […]
Jan 31, 2015
Friends and Friendship
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In the early morning darkness, a car roars off to an unknown (to me) destination. What’s the reason for his hurry? Is there an emergency? I hope he is not alone if he is facing a trauma but that he has a friend to share the urgency. Friends put the sunshine in a cloudy day […]
