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Three Hours Later…

You are making the bed and the sheets just refuse to go flat. No matter how much you pull, tuck, or smooth – REPEATEDLY – OVER AND OVER –...

The Rat Race

How did we get to this place? I’m sitting on my patio, taking in the flowers and warm air on an early fall day. I look up at the blue...

Fear

Whirlwinds drowning out the noise Sickness in the pit of the stomach So much is off kilter…   Sense the tension Building to...

I Voted This Week

I voted this week. I love that I can vote. I love that I live in a country that lets me prefer one candidate over another. I love that we...

Are You Scared Yet?

There are plenty of fun Halloween movies that are very entertaining and mildly scary, but do you like to watch the really scary movies?...

Informal Formal Moments

Sometimes the best parts of a large, formal gathering are those moments a picture-taker catches a truly relaxed, “regular” moment amongst...

Autumn Waves

They fly their colors brightly Reds, yellows, mingling evergreens. Brilliant are the colors that fall…   Winds weave branches Entwining...

Sidling Up!

I recently watched a video of a one-year-old trying to sit in a toddler’s chair. Instead of lowering herself as we all do by getting our...

The Lion Inside

(Following up on last week’s Surrounded By Chaos  blog.) What is chaos? Is it noise, commotion, confusion, disorder, turmoil, or out and...

Surrounded By Chaos

Chaos! Superheroes and villains, revving car motors, the clink of swords (um, okay, plastic thunks), mayhem and shouts, laughter and...

Necessary Inspectors

Is this about termites? Or buildings being built and waiting on the Building Inspector to make sure you did everything correctly before...

Give And Take

Have you ever touched a rose petal? Brushed your finger gently across it? Being careful not to crush it? It’s softer than velvet. Real...

Murphy’s Law and Technology

I must admit, it's sometimes hard to ignore that ridiculous Murphy’s Law, especially when it comes to technology. I cannot tell you how...

The Vacuum Cleaner Cord

Ever hear of Murphy’s Law? Is it real? It is with vacuum cleaners. You are going along at a good speed with your vacuum cleaner. Maybe it...

BFF’S (Best Friends Forever)

The young generations are interesting. BFF, TYVM, LOL, ILY, new styles, old styles, fearless, selfish, kind, sassy, YOUNG. All good...

Depression

Debilitating waves wash over me Higher and higher Can I withstand them?   Like torrential rains they threaten to drown me taking me...

You Know You’re Getting Old When…

You know you’re getting old when… you get down on the floor to find something you dropped and you find yourself saying, “Oh, my Lord, who...

The Shower Curtain

Did you ever buy a shower curtain liner on sale thinking you got a fantastic deal, then got it home and out of the package to find it was...

I Sit at The Window and Watch…

I sit at the window and watch… the freshness of life stirs my heart… alive and exciting… new and growing… I sit at the window and watch…...

(Pee) Wee Troublemakers

[After the last two serious, heavy blogs - not counting the 4th of July blog - here's something quite a bit lighter that is apt to bring...

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