It Wasn't Supposed to be This Way
posted over 3 years ago | 7 comments
You were supposed to reach things down from the top shelf, paint the ceilings, and clean the gutters- all without using the step stool and ladder.
You were supposed to teach the girls how they should be treated by boys, and men. You were suppose...
You were supposed to teach the girls how they should be treated by boys, and men. You were suppose...
Waterproofing Mom
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
The summer of my seventeenth year I got a job. I wasn’t looking for it, I really didn’t want it. There were no real perks or benefits. I had just graduated from high school, and would be leaving for college in a few weeks.
I tried to politely tur...
I tried to politely tur...
Failure to Thrive
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
“How old is he?” Three uniformed men crowded into the small room, looking down at its lone occupant. Hands rested on gun butts, badges reflecting the light that shone down on the tiny form.
“Two months.” Jaws dropped. “@#$%##- what does he weigh?...
“Two months.” Jaws dropped. “@#$%##- what does he weigh?...
Aunt Edi
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
How many of you can say you had a family member that actually lived on a train engine? Hmmmm? Well, I can.
My Aunt Edith, known to friends as Edi, and to family as Eeed, was married to my Uncle Ivan. He worked for the NP railroad, and after they...
My Aunt Edith, known to friends as Edi, and to family as Eeed, was married to my Uncle Ivan. He worked for the NP railroad, and after they...
Ch-ch-ch-anges
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Change your socks. Change the oil. Change your name. Change of heart.
Change your mind. Change your shoes. Change in the weather. Change your point of view.
Change. Time changes, people change, opinions change, feelings change, leaves change. S...
Change your mind. Change your shoes. Change in the weather. Change your point of view.
Change. Time changes, people change, opinions change, feelings change, leaves change. S...
Still Turning
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
The first person I ever saw die was my maternal grandmother. She had lived with us for five years. Her health had failed steadily over time. A series of strokes had dulled her faculties. It was a school morning. A massive stroke hit, and my mother...
Invasion
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
At three-thirty in the morning yesterday ( Sunday) an invasion occurred. There was no warning, no shots were fired, no blood was spilled, but someone became a prisoner of sorts.
My job as caretaker to my brother precludes my working full time ou...
My job as caretaker to my brother precludes my working full time ou...
Life Line
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I didn’t learn to read music for a very long time. My skills are rusty now. Music was a life line to me- a way to keep my head above the waves of the sea of life.
I’ve sung all of my life. I love to sing. I love creating something from dots on a...
I’ve sung all of my life. I love to sing. I love creating something from dots on a...
The Magic Box
posted over 3 years ago | 4 comments
The rainbow resides in a box. It’s not a big box, nor a fancy box. One portion of its handle has broken away, and you have to carry it flat now.
Phtalo Blue, Vermillion, Chrome Yellow, Raw Umber. The names of the bands of the rainbow. Payne’s Gr...
Phtalo Blue, Vermillion, Chrome Yellow, Raw Umber. The names of the bands of the rainbow. Payne’s Gr...
Lest We Forget
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
I’m not much of a writer of political treatises. This is not a political treatise. This is just a simple request- a favor- if you like. It will only take a few minutes- less than five.
Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. A day to take a br...
Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. A day to take a br...
