LOOK AT ALL WE HAVE BUILT TOGETHER! We hear so much division in the news that it is easy to believe that there is no unity in our country. No matter what the subject or event, the news media plays up separate factions to the point where it appears that it is all we are....different… Continue reading BOUND TOGETHER BY OUR LABORS
America is full of small towns; from coast to coast small towns dot the landscape spreading across the land, small rural, urban areas that blossom with the health and wealth of our nation. I love small town America. I love the sense of community you find there. Today we went to our small town's car… Continue reading SMALL TOWN AMERICA
Yesterday's post went online without a title. I couldn't think of anything that would be appropriate for it. I just kept thinking about our young room steward telling us about leaving Acapulco, Mexico because of the 'bad people'. I can't forget his face or the fact that he chose to separate himself from his family… Continue reading SOMETIMES THERE JUST ISN’T A TITLE
So, the vacation is over, all the preparations fulfilled, all the stops visited, all the hustle and bustle calmed and life starts to flow more gently once more. Isn't it strange? You work yourself up to go on this trip, you run through each day; it's over and the trip home is more harrowing than… Continue reading BACK TO NORMAL
It's Tuesday, but I keep thinking it's Wednesday. We leave for England on Sunday and every day I think about our departure and then get a day ahead of myself. My mind is trying to hurry things along, but time has a steady beat and can't be hurried or held back. Time moves at the… Continue reading WAITING….A LESSON IN PATIENCE OR AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY?
We now have a half umbrella in front of the dining room window. This window gets too much sun in the afternoon and on triple digit days it gets quite hot in that room. The window is hot and the sunlight intense. The umbrella changes that. Now there is shade on that window and the… Continue reading HOW THINGS COME TOGETHER
Today it is sunny, but chilly. It's predicted to barely reach into the 70's. So weird. It got into the 90's, hot and dry winds blowing; dust from all the fields being plowed was settling across everything. We began to be a little concerned that summer would a scorcher this year; then in a sudden… Continue reading RAIN? AND NOW SUNSHINE!
I read in the news today that Doris Day died. She was 97 years old. As a child, I loved her movies and most particularly loved to here her sing. One of my favorites was "Que Sera Sera". What will be, will be. So true; we don't know what tomorrow holds for us. Today is… Continue reading YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
This past week our little town has been celebrating its annual, major event that involves raffles, beauty contests, a talent show, a parade and a carnival. It means good food, people getting involved in various ways: planning, implementing, producing, and volunteering for booths and parade entries and, oh lots of things. There's a contest to… Continue reading SMALL TOWNS AND FRIENDSHIPS
Sometimes people say they are speaking the truth when they should just be quiet. "I'm just speaking my mind." "That's just me." "If you don't want to hear the truth, then leave." Ever hear anyone say something along these lines? Often times, people say these things out of a perverse need to either have something… Continue reading TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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