My journal of big words and pretty pictures
This Thanksgiving we will have an added visitor sharing dinner with us. My daughter’s beau is to be a honored guest. A unique situation for me, since this is the first time a swain has been invited to our family celebration. I do Thanksgiving up right. I start cooking early in the week, prepping what … Continue reading When pie is king
I’m right here, right at the edge. Waiting for that little nudge, or shove, to push me over the last hurdle. Perched on the precipice of greatness or an abyss of endless regret. I’m poised to fall or fly, I just don’t know which it will be. Maybe I’ll stay here for a while longer. … Continue reading On the edge
These two... Four years apart in age, the teens years were a trial. She wanted to protect him, he wanted her to stop mothering him. Cats and dogs fight with more civility than they did. Now, both in their 20s, they are best buds. His sister is a leggy, 5'9". Growing up, all he wanted … Continue reading These two…
I like taking pictures. Hopefully, I can live up to my tagline, and they turn out to be “pretty pictures.” When I’m out rambling around local trails and beaches, for the expressed purpose of trying to capture the natural beauty I see around me, sometimes what I see may not be thought of as beguiling … Continue reading Extraordinary ordinary
One of the fun aspects of the Internet, is that we can make instant connections with people, not just down the street, but across the state, the country, the ocean. I can chat with my cousins in California or Oklahoma, or trade quips with a friend in Indianapolis… across four time zones. It can be … Continue reading Collect call
These two - my furry, nuggets of unconditional love - are my always eager hiking companions. They are quick to rush out the door, straining hard against their leashes, taking me along whether I'm ready or not. Hershey, our nearly 8-year-old grandame, a Valentine’s presents from a long-gone high school boyfriend, is the calm to Asta’s amped … Continue reading Hiking companions
Thin spiral notebook 