Alive!
posted 9 days ago and has 2 comments
When we arrived at the campsite on the Kern River I balked. We usually go further north, to greener forests where the sequoias grow. But on this particular trip we were not in control. My brother was in charge, because we were riding in his car, p...
Alive!
posted 9 days ago and has 0 comments
When we arrived at the campsite on the Kern River I balked. We usually go further north, to greener forests where the sequoias grow. But on this particular trip we were not in control. My brother was in charge, because we were riding in his car, p...
Alive!
posted 9 days ago and has 0 comments
When we arrived at the campsite on the Kern River I balked. We usually go further north, to greener forests where the sequoias grow. But on this particular trip we were not in control. My brother was in charge, because we were riding in his car, p...
Mini Fiction
posted 12 days ago, updated 2 days later and has 5 comments
Who’s Calling?
Who’s calling and hanging up on me? First last night, just as I reached that pleasing limbo state between consciousness and sleep—I was so rattled! Then this morning another call came in at the crucial moment just as I prepared to ...
Who’s calling and hanging up on me? First last night, just as I reached that pleasing limbo state between consciousness and sleep—I was so rattled! Then this morning another call came in at the crucial moment just as I prepared to ...
Alone At Last
posted 27 days ago, updated 1 minute later and has 4 comments
I am alone in my house…well…the three dogs are here. But no other people. This is extremely rare! I have a husband that works out of our house, and so do I. Then I have five children. Two are still home, but the grown children visit, and now they ...
Wasting Away In Bloggerville
posted about 1 month ago and has 5 comments
Do you ever get the feeling that you’re spread way, way, way too thin? There are certain days when you feel as if you’ve been run over by a steamroller, at least three times? Today is one of those days for little old me.
My dad’s got Alzheimer’s...
My dad’s got Alzheimer’s...
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!
posted about 1 month ago, updated 1 minute later and has 6 comments
Wow, I’m getting more hits on my profile page than a target at the police academy lately!
Eons must be growing. You wouldn’t know it by the lack of comments on my provile page, blog posts, or other people’s either, from what I hear. Do you all r...
Eons must be growing. You wouldn’t know it by the lack of comments on my provile page, blog posts, or other people’s either, from what I hear. Do you all r...
Summertime
posted about 1 month ago and has 2 comments
I cook differently when the hot weather hits. And when I think about it, the food I make during the summer tends to be lighter and better for us. Number one, I hate to mess up the kitchen and heat up the house with blazing burners or hot ovens. ...
In Charge Of Baby, Who Me?
posted about 1 month ago, updated 1 minute later and has 3 comments
It’s going on eleven o’clock, and here I am, babysitting my four and a half-month old grandson John.
My son took his wife, (baby John’s mommy), to a popular resort called La Quinta. I volunteered to baby-sit because I sure do wish someone had do...
My son took his wife, (baby John’s mommy), to a popular resort called La Quinta. I volunteered to baby-sit because I sure do wish someone had do...
Thoughts On Beauty & Aging
posted about 1 month ago and has 11 comments
I’ve been reading Truth and Beauty by Anne Patchett, a memoir about her fellow writer and one time roommate, Lucy Grealy, and their friendship. This book is so beautifully written. It will make you want to have a Lucy in your life.
Lucy Grealy we...
Lucy Grealy we...