Christmas Lessons....
posted 2 months ago, updated 3 minutes later | 8 comments
One of my favorite things to do, during the Christmas season, is watch all the classic Christmas movies. Last night, we started with Christmas Vacation, the 1989 John Hughes’ classic. Full of pratfalls, one-liners, and unimaginable happenin...
The Christmas Gift...
posted 2 months ago | 13 comments
As I decorated the house for Christmas yesterday, I thought about something that happened nearly twenty years ago. And every year since then, when I unwrap the figurines for my Nativity scene, I think of the same event.
Way back then, I was setti...
Way back then, I was setti...
December Daily...
posted 2 months ago | 6 comments
That’s what they call it in the scrapbooking world, The December Daily. It’s a scrapbook, or “album” devoted to journaling the Christmas season….
Since I retired almost six months ago, I have been able to devote more time to creative endea...
Since I retired almost six months ago, I have been able to devote more time to creative endea...
Three Sisters....
posted 2 months ago, updated 3 minutes later | 9 comments
It was eerily quiet in the house this morning. The fog was thick as cotton, muting any noises outside. And the kid went home last evening. I’m not sad, really. She’ll be back in three weeks for Christmas vacation….
Waited until the fog lifted to ...
Waited until the fog lifted to ...
Collecting Moments...
posted 2 months ago | 10 comments
This is the best part of Thanksgiving Day… The meal’s over, the dishes are done and we’re all full of tryptophan. I took a little nap after the big meal. I was just supposed to put my feet up and rest….but you know how that goes..
The smells were...
The smells were...
Preparations....
posted 2 months ago | 11 comments
The turkey’s in the freezer. The non-perishables are in the pantry. I’ll shop for the perishables early next week. I have enough dishes to feed an army, and the space to do it. I have napkins, tablecloths, serving dishes, and a turkey platter.
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Modern Marvels...
posted 3 months ago | 10 comments
It’s more than just the name of a program on the History Channel…..it’s life. Now.
So many things have changed within my own lifetime. Things that make life better. Or worse. But mostly better, I think. I’m talking about the internet. You know, A...
So many things have changed within my own lifetime. Things that make life better. Or worse. But mostly better, I think. I’m talking about the internet. You know, A...
10 November 1775...
posted 3 months ago | 11 comments
I looked up from the swings…. Not far away, a tall, thin man looked my way. Silently, he raised his fist and rotated it in a circular motion. I jumped out of my swing and ran toward him….
As I arrived next to him, I stopped. Arms at my sides, bac...
As I arrived next to him, I stopped. Arms at my sides, bac...
"Milk of Amnesia"....
posted 3 months ago | 10 comments
It was after 3:30 in the afternoon. Things were winding down in the OR. As charge nurse, I was summoned into an operating room by the anesthesiologist. It was “the swamp” as we called it. Room 1, the urology room. The anesthesiologist was furiousl...
