Our year is off to a good start. Jeny got her leg brace off. She is gaining strength, flexibility and mobility. I am happy for her. I am glad to help her but she is happier doing things on her own. Caroline Edwards is an American police officer. While on Read more…
The Holiday Season is here. In addition to our ordinary activities, we have company coming, a house to clean and decorate, presents to buy and wrap, meals to prepare, and love to share with family. We have a trip to plan and take, with driving, more presents and more love Read more…
Birthday. I celebrated my 83rd birthday on Tuesday. My poetry prompt for the week was “What would you tell your younger self?” The two events led me to a reflection about my life. When I began my grandmother’s phone was a crank with a party line. We moved to through Read more…
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. In the previous blog I shared many of the reasons I celebrate Thanksgiving. Using many of those thoughts I wrote a poem about celebrating thanksgiving every day. I shared it on Facebook, so some of you have seen it. It was well enough Read more…
For me, Thanksgiving is a season not just one day. Because I have much for which to be thankful the season is special. I have lived over 30,000 days. Not one day was I without food, water, shelter, clothing, transportation, medical care or love. Not once was I in danger Read more…
Veterans’ Day was Tuesday. I did not serve but I celebrated the day. My dad served in WWII. He was a radar technician in a MASH unit. After his training he was stationed in the Philippines. My mother waited without cell phones. I did not know my dad until I Read more…
The history of Germany in the build up to WWII has important lessons for me. Discussions of the lessons in today’s political climate are muted because if a lesson happens to apply to the current administration, the fear is I am saying Donald Trump is Hitler. I want to examine Read more…
The Origins of Our Nation. I have deep respect for our Founding Fathers. My respect has a personal side. If Ancestry.com is correct, then on my father’s side of my family, I have a direct line through his dad to Captain John Williams. On his mother’s side, I have a Read more…
Jeny had a small fall. She slightly sprained her knee. Rest, ice, compression and elevation (RICE) have helped and she is getting back on her feet. But in the meantime, yours truly has been busy caring for her. It is my joy to care for her, but the commitment to Read more…
Charlie Kirk. As I previously mentioned, I was one of the few people who had never heard of Charlie Kirk before his murder. Because of his importance, I knew I needed to learn more about him. Before I began my research, I was clear I do not support the murder Read more…