The Gypsy Mama and her Five Minute Friday challenge: Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . A few of my favorite things. So much comes to mind, but […]
Gifts from the heart: Memory album
March 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
Graphic design by daughter Alexis Today is March 31. We are officially well into spring, and yet are on a winter storm warning, looking at the very real possibility of 6-10” of heavy wet snow by tomorrow night. **Sigh.** Rather than retreating to the attic to gaze wistfully at my warmer weather clothes, I will […]
Looking for the Good
January 15, 2010 By 4 Comments
How practiced are you at looking for the good in your day? For the most part, I am blessed with the ability to always look for the good in everything. I am the one ready to find even a small slice of blue sky to brighten my day. Of course, it is never enough for […]
52 Blessings-Week 1
January 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
This first entry is actually a very difficult choice, because when I sit and start to list my blessings, I am absolutely overwhelmed by all that is good in my life. That is not to say that I am not challenged. Oh, no. Far from it. I guess, thinking in that vein, especially about my […]
One for the girls
June 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Normally, I am not a person who forwards many emails. Who has time, with all the responding required to those requests for assistance from deposed dignitaries from third world countries who are prepared to send you millions of dollars? However, this one made me smile–even though there is no promise of riches within. I hope […]
Somewhere over the train wreck
June 9, 2009 By 4 Comments
When I was a youngster, my dad played the guitar and banjo, and was sometimes joined by a friend who played as well. I always enjoyed listening to them, and was inspired enough to pick up the guitar. Occasionally, when I was a bit older, I would even sing out at public venues with a […]
In loving memory
June 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
A few weeks ago, I spent a day with my youngest daughter, and we drove up to my grandparents’ home in Northern Vermont. It was not a traditional visit, as my grandmother passed away just before this past Christmas, and my grandfather now resides in a nursing home. We visited the empty house this time-home to […]
