Cali 'Splains Buying Airplane Tickets...
posted 2 months ago | 9 comments
Well, it's been fifteen months of grounded bliss, here on Terra Firma. And so, it's time to brave the big silver bird again. This time, it's a trip to Chicago.
And, for the first time in my life, I had to book the flight all by myself. I h...
And, for the first time in my life, I had to book the flight all by myself. I h...
Friday Night....
posted 2 months ago | 4 comments
Well, the weekend's here. And I have so much to do that I don't quite know where to begin. I have Christmas put away, mostly, but the house is a mess. There is furniture to be moved, bags of stuff to take to Goodwill, and dishes in the sink.
At t...
At t...
Stolen Chances...
posted 2 months ago, updated 4 minutes later | 6 comments
I feel badly: I can't remember his face. It has been a couple of months since I went to see him. And I only saw him once.
I do remember where he lived. I got lost trying to find him. Actually, the directions to his home were clear, and I had no p...
I do remember where he lived. I got lost trying to find him. Actually, the directions to his home were clear, and I had no p...
Dear Jon....
posted 2 months ago | 6 comments
I hated to do it, but I had no choice. I have given him every opportunity and he has continued to ignore me. It hurts, of course, but I guess I asked for it...
I have never been shy about sharing my feelings about him. In fact, most people know h...
I have never been shy about sharing my feelings about him. In fact, most people know h...
Kindnesses Hanging on the Wall...
posted 2 months ago, updated about 3 hours later | 6 comments
Well, it's that time of year again. Time to make New Year's Resolutions. Even if we don't mean to, I think most of us have a laundry list of things we would like to change in our lives. Some big changes, and some little changes, but changes noneth...
Jennifer Juniper...
posted 2 months ago | 7 comments
Well, it's official. At midnight tonight, it will be fifty years since the Sixties started.
I was busy in the Sixties. I studied hard, finished high school and started college. I finished junior college and got married. I guess you could say I go...
I was busy in the Sixties. I studied hard, finished high school and started college. I finished junior college and got married. I guess you could say I go...
Excuse Me....
posted 2 months ago | 7 comments
I remember sitting at the supper table, about a million years ago, and listening to my parents talk about how quickly time goes by. I thought they were nuts. Summer lasted forever, and so did the day before Christmas.
Mostly, time stood still......
Mostly, time stood still......
Open Doors....
posted 2 months ago | 5 comments
I just had one of the most wonderful Christmases of my life. No, I didn't get a new car, or diamonds, or anything spectacular. I got something much more important.
Open doors...
Yes, doors played an important role in my Christmas, believe it or ...
Open doors...
Yes, doors played an important role in my Christmas, believe it or ...
Let There Be Peace on Earth....
posted 2 months ago, updated 2 minutes later | 6 comments
And let it begin with me...
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace. Jimi Hendrix
US rock musician & singer (1942 - 1970)
Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, f...
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace. Jimi Hendrix
US rock musician & singer (1942 - 1970)
Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, f...
The Tie That Binds....
posted 2 months ago | 4 comments
The first Christmas after I moved back into my family home was an odd one. I let my husband talk me into doing a “Fifties Tree” because he thought that was what we had when I was growing up. We had the big lights, in all the crayon colors, red and...
