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 […]
Jan 30, 2015
It Sorta Seems That I Remember
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For some reason yesterday I ran onto a shoebox in a drawer that was stuffed full of pictures, a card or two, and a receipt showing my grandfather, Levi Latty, had a license to drive an automobile. It was dated 1939. Some of the pictures were of my parents, my brothers and sister, nephews and […]
Jan 29, 2015
Thoughtful Thursday
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Believe it or not, there are two robins on my neighbor’s lawn. They do this every year–appear before warm weather. Robins are carnivorous. They will eat seeds but I’m not sure how well they digest them. Does anybody know? And each year, many robins die because snow or ice cover the ground and they can’t […]
Jan 28, 2015
Let Me Be Completely Honest
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I wonder if there really is such a thing as being completely honest? And should we be, ever? I hear that phrase a lot and when I do, I begin to suspect what comes next. A person’s word and character should be such that we never doubt his honesty in the first place and don’t have […]
Jan 26, 2015
Blizzards and Bugs
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The sun warms the tattered brown leaves of the maple outside my window, turning them to gold. This day is starting out to be beautiful; a little nippy, but all in all, a nice day. A far cry from the people in the northeast who are expecting a blizzard today and tomorrow, worse than any […]
