Yesterday, seven friends met at Robbie’s house for our monthly luncheon: Peg, Jane, Beth, Deb, Susan as well as Robbie and me. Food was mouth-waterin’ good: broccoli casserole, chicken and dumplings, frito pie, salads, cinnamon cake, cornbread…you name it, everybody’s favorite was on the list and we had a lot of choices. As I wrote […]
Jun 1, 2017
When In Danger or In Doubt, Make a Decision
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When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. Or, better yet, make a decision. I hate hovering between two or more choices, don’t you? Yet, sometimes a choice seems impossible to make because I don’t know the outcome. Running in circles, screaming and shouting doesn’t help much, but that’s what comes to […]
May 31, 2017
While Driving Down the Street One Day
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While driving down the street one day in the merry month of May…I was taken by surprise by a sight that met my eyes. For a moment, it took my breath away! There I was, just driving down the busy street, watching traffic, and I met a man on a motorcycle. Nothing wrong with that […]
May 30, 2017
What’s With Those Teachers, Anyhow?
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A mug of sizzling hot coffee sits on my desk. In the yard, a robin swoops toward the zinnias, a couple of squirrels play tag in my neighbor’s yard. And my thoughts return to olden, golden days, school days–and the teachers who walked in and out of the classrooms of my life. Those teachers were […]
May 27, 2017
Captured By a Wild Flight of Fancy
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Have you ever seen a picture of a person or thing that just captured your imagination and sent your thoughts into wild flights of fancy? A house listed in Old House Dreams did that for me this morning. The mansion is white, large, imposing and beautiful. It could have been lifted from the pages of […]
May 24, 2017
Grubbing in the Ground, Sunshine in My Heart
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Grubbing in the ground doesn’t sound like fun, does it? It’s hard work, getting down on my knees, scooping up errant Bermuda grass sprigs and weeds, gnats and a few mosquitoes lighting on my nose and forehead. My jeans get dirty, my hands get dirty, and it’s thoroughly wonderful. You see, I’m working among the […]
