There is an odd melancholic of sorts as I wrestle with the male/female positions in society. I am not sure whether I am truly observing it as I am, or if my own prejudiced, my own personal experiences are tainting what I see. I see women as one’s who see themselves as victims, with feelings… Continue reading Equal Opportunity Employer: What I Was Missing
Grammie’s Granny Square Snag
Or, better stated, I THOUGHT I could see! I always considered the typical granny square a walk in the park. It is easy enough to do the double crochet, cluster that sucker into three at a time, and make my rounds as I go, right? Well, a few months ago I had Lasik done on… Continue reading Grammie’s Granny Square Snag
It’s Not Pointless, It’s Passion
And there is a reason we have passion! Today after work I was in kind of a blah mood. I have been wanting to find an escape of sorts. Somewhere by the water, a stream in the mountains…or maybe a place by the ocean. Somewhere where I can just kind of absorb into my surroundings…somewhere… Continue reading It’s Not Pointless, It’s Passion
Lap Blanket Therapy
Suicide isn’t the answer… But, what is? A few weeks ago, after a great Mother’s Day lunch with the adult “kids”, in-laws, great-grandmotherof honor and grandchildren, I returned home thankful for all I have been blessed with.Who knew that less than 24 hours later that I would find myself in a hospitalER room next to… Continue reading Lap Blanket Therapy
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Herbal Awakening
This morning I prepared my water for the day, taking mint and basil from my garden, breaking the leaves up and putting the broken leaves into the 2 quart container. I then put ice in the container and shook the broken leaves and ice together, crushing them even more. During this process it dawned on… Continue reading Herbal Awakening
Daily Prompt: Ovation
via Daily Prompt: Ovation After years worth of hiding, afraid of anything that could possibly go wrong, I was given a diagnosis I had not expected. It is amazing how a “fateful” diagnosis can open a persons eyes…bringing to realization all the things that they had truly been blind to for decades past. By the… Continue reading Daily Prompt: Ovation
Even a Droplet of Good News Makes a Lack of Alcohol Tolerable — Roads & Kingdoms
Virgin Mojitos in Tehran I stood in a corner of the gallery’s rooftop terrace, watching the locals and waiting for a concert to begin. All of the guests appeared to be in their 20s, and most of them seemed to subscribe to the same style-bible as the arty youngsters in hipster capitals worldwide: jeans, skinny;… via… Continue reading Even a Droplet of Good News Makes a Lack of Alcohol Tolerable — Roads & Kingdoms
Undocumented, Unafraid, Unapologetic…Depressed — COFFEE WITH KENIA
As she walked towards the car I could tell something was wrong. I asked her how her day was and tears quickly formed around her beautiful brown eyes. “I think I’m depressed,” she said. She was ashamed. She was tired of explaining why she couldn’t drive at night. “My friends don’t understand that not having… Continue reading Undocumented, Unafraid, Unapologetic…Depressed — COFFEE WITH KENIA
What do you want?
“Everything Changes” – What a great song! So inspiring, so deep, so personal for me. Yet, we cannot “turn back the years”. Every choice, every decision, every outcome…all we can do is aspire to learn from past choices, past scorns, past pleasures. Quite a few years back, someone asked me the oddest question, or so… Continue reading What do you want?