Hopelessly Hopeful
posted about 1 month ago | 6 comments
Me. That is what I am.Hopelessly hopeful. I get hurt,get knocked about,get far flung ideas that seem beautiful and logical at the time....and then get that bubble burst...and yet...
Pollyanna me just keeps on believing that people are good, that b...
Pollyanna me just keeps on believing that people are good, that b...
would i to dare
posted 2 months ago, updated 4 minutes later | 4 comments
would i to dare do
that which seems
so far beyond my usual pitch and schemes
would i to dare change all my stripes
or at least show them as a possible type
of the me that so many have come to know...
what of that?
of that daring new show?
wou...
that which seems
so far beyond my usual pitch and schemes
would i to dare change all my stripes
or at least show them as a possible type
of the me that so many have come to know...
what of that?
of that daring new show?
wou...
Glad Moods Like This Pass
posted 2 months ago | 5 comments
"For every up there is a down for every smile there is a frown..." I think that is from the Sword and the Stone, or Mary Poppins, some such...
Yesterday some friends,very good friends came and installed an oil heater...that and oil...with more on ...
Yesterday some friends,very good friends came and installed an oil heater...that and oil...with more on ...
Thinking about Retirement
posted 4 months ago | 7 comments
I am at a place in my life where the adjustments to the new things at work are not interesting anymore. I do not want to go to school with the attitude that it is just a job to do. I know that there are still many things that I can contribute, I a...
A Key Lime Evening
posted 5 months ago | 4 comments
August has the the justright earthtilt and
the justright sunangle so
shadows and goldengreen mingle,
creating eyedelight...
tonight
sunsetcolors and latesuumer green
make me think of my grandma's'
key lime pie,
piled high with meringue...
i sta...
the justright sunangle so
shadows and goldengreen mingle,
creating eyedelight...
tonight
sunsetcolors and latesuumer green
make me think of my grandma's'
key lime pie,
piled high with meringue...
i sta...
Random Acts of Kindness
posted 6 months ago | 4 comments
Something I have though about a lot lately are those random, unexpected little kindnesses that folks do for no other reason than it is nice to do them. I am often the recipient, and I hope even more often the provider.
Today, I was leaving a fune...
Today, I was leaving a fune...
Collecting Me
posted 7 months ago | 4 comments
Time was when I thought I was already
Collected. I thought I was
where I was supposed to be and
all the pieces of me were in place.
No.
It seems God is very full of surprises.
I am now having to hunt, sort, find, and
Empty many pokes and parcels...
Collected. I thought I was
where I was supposed to be and
all the pieces of me were in place.
No.
It seems God is very full of surprises.
I am now having to hunt, sort, find, and
Empty many pokes and parcels...
Into Another Unknown
posted 7 months ago | 0 comments
This trip,this journey we are planning,
literal trip, the as well as metaphorical one,
presents a huge void for me...
as far as having any clue what will happen...
anything could,
or nothing...
well,nothing, as far as earth shattering,life changin...
literal trip, the as well as metaphorical one,
presents a huge void for me...
as far as having any clue what will happen...
anything could,
or nothing...
well,nothing, as far as earth shattering,life changin...
View From the Table on Maple Dam
posted 8 months ago | 1 comment
Summertime.
Years ago.
Another hot kitchen,
Home from church,
Watching the breeze move the branches and leaves
on the old oak tree,
Chicken cooking on the stove,
making the kitchen hotter
steamier,and the air heavy,
But smelling so good,
Grandmo...
Years ago.
Another hot kitchen,
Home from church,
Watching the breeze move the branches and leaves
on the old oak tree,
Chicken cooking on the stove,
making the kitchen hotter
steamier,and the air heavy,
But smelling so good,
Grandmo...
Chiggerbite
posted 11 months ago | 4 comments
(My newest story...)
Chiggerbite
Barbara Mills copyright
Chiggerbite
Whenever I saw him, I felt I should look around to see if Peter Pan was close by. He looked like a Lost Boy with his long, unkempt reddish blond hair, his face full of freckles ...
Chiggerbite
Barbara Mills copyright
Chiggerbite
Whenever I saw him, I felt I should look around to see if Peter Pan was close by. He looked like a Lost Boy with his long, unkempt reddish blond hair, his face full of freckles ...
