I hate working out. Hate it. I don’t derive the euphoria that you hear about, but I do it 5-6 days a week because I know it’s good for me physically. As I mentioned in a recent post, I have been having a hard time emotionally since the beginning of…
Month: April 2019
We Were Quite A Pair
“Scuff your shoes when you go out.” You have been gone 6 years, 10 months and 0 days and although I still find it incredibly difficult to think about you for more than a few minutes, you are with me in everything I do. As soon as my new shoes…
Look At It This Way
I woke up blind without warning at 47, at the point where getting older had started to change the way I looked at life. It was a double-whammy of sorts but in retrospect, what better time to have your world turned upside down than when you have just begun to…
Self Serve
If you could easily obtain one of the following, which would you choose? Which one do you need more than the others? Love Forgiveness Faith Patience Freedom Peace Strength Inspiration Understanding Confidence Healing We are all struggling with something. I certainly am. As I look over the list to consider…
My Spirit Animal
Piper went through a lot in his first six years, at one point he was part of a family with three other parrots, then surrendered to a bird rescue caring for over 200 birds. He was hatched in Florida and lived in New Jersey and New York, and these are…
Location, Location
My husband and I watch House Hunters International together and always try to guess which house the buyers will choose of the three they are shown. In a recent episode, the husband wanted the property on Mars, the wife preferring the one on Venus. My Martian and I were in…
Four Score, Seven Years And Two Great-Uncles Ago
I recently discovered that my great-great-grandfather served in the Civil War and although he was not at Gettysburg, his brother was. My two-times-great-uncle’s name is listed on a plaque affixed to the base of the Pennsylvania monument located on the Gettysburg battlefield, along with his regiment and all the men…
Shelf Life
“If you are an avid reader, each book on your shelf is a chapter in your biography. And what better way to show the word who you are?” — Sister Rain
Knock! Knock! Who’s There? CPR. CPR Who?
“Morning’s bad, nighttime’s worse It’s usually front, not back. An unexpected knock on either door always gives me a heart attack.” — Sister Rain
I Fell For Good
Ladies, have you ever had a tender spot for a guy your parents would hate, a rule breaker, perhaps wearing a leather jacket, smoking a cig, hair greased back, riding a motorcycle? I entered the dating world in the 80’s but obviously I’ve seen Grease one too many times. Whatever…