Last time I drove a car:
Month: April 2016
This One Takes The Cake
Setting: Saturday morning breakfast with a group my husband belongs to. Spouses included. The conversation was lively. Seated next to me was a couple new to the club and they were understandably quiet, but still engaged in the chatter and laughter. About an hour in, the wife turns to me: Woman: “What…
Not Quite Back In The Saddle Again
With my mom’s illness in 2012 which resulted in her death, followed by my vision loss a few months later, then my husband’s cardiac crisis after that and next my father-in-law’s sudden passing, I’ve let some things go as far as my health checks but am finally getting everything poked…
‘Twas The Middle Of The Night
Twas the middle of the night And nothing could be heard We all were deeply snoozing My husband, me and the bird. The clock on the nightstand Showed just before three When the silence was shattered What could it be? I awoke right away My heart pounding in fear My…
Good Morning And Good Night, People
I started my day with a cup of McDonald’s coffee (my favorite) that my husband went and got for me, and my new issue of People magazine. As I have previously written about, I can enlarge everything in the digital version to sizes that I can see. Click here for that post….
A Tony Award Winner And A Greek Philosopher Walk Into A Blog
I recently heard someone say they need time in their head and they aren’t sure that would be possible if they were a parent. Never having had children, I can’t be sure, but I’m thinking if you want kids you have them and like all else in life you figure…
If You’re Gonna Cop A ‘Tude, Cop This One
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast,a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. — Melody Beattie