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Get mad, then get over it. -- Colin Powell - Friday, July 21st 2006 8:06 AM
I have never, ever in my life been so seriously angry with anyone in my entire life than I was with my Dear Hubby this morning.  Yes...I said my Dear Hubby.  And it...
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. -- Flora Whittemore - Thursday, July 20th 2006 6:00 PM
I got an email from my best friend Lizzee yesterday asking me if I was ok.  She said I've sounded kind of "out of it" in my last few blog entries.  She ought to...
Where words come...where words go...oh, blessed day when they FLOW! - Wednesday, July 19th 2006 7:24 PM
It's been a long while since anyone I know has posted a "This is where I write" picture.  So many of you who are visiting me lately weren't around when I posted pictures...
I think we could ALL use a little bit of December in July about now! - Tuesday, July 18th 2006 7:09 PM
Christmas in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon
Melancholy: a thoughtful or gentle sadness - Monday, July 17th 2006 6:50 PM
I like that, "a thoughtful or gentle sadness".  A gentle sadness.  Yes, indeed.   I didn't blog much last week, I had so much going on taking care of my...
A nickel will get you on a subway but garlic will get you a seat. -- Old New York Proverb - Sunday, July 16th 2006 6:44 PM
People...especially dieters, and just about everyone seems to be on a diet...tell me I'm very lucky because I have no sense of taste.  Now, I'm not talking about no sense...
When life whacks you so hard your head flies off, sew it back on and keep going. -- Mary Pierce - Saturday, July 15th 2006 11:17 AM
I am not a person for whom close friendships come easily. For one thing, I enjoy solitary pleasures a lot such as reading, writing, and gardening. I love listening to music....
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. -- Anais Nin - Friday, July 14th 2006 6:19 PM
There is  a lovely lady who I've become friendly with here in Blogland, a fellow Pacific Northwesterner.    Her name is Mel and I've been visiting her blog for...
The ABC's of Married Life - Thursday, June 22nd 2006 6:39 PM
Today is Dear Hubby and my 32nd wedding anniversary.  Good grief.  Don't ask me where the years are going.  I can't keep up.  As I was holding my little...
Little Missy McGoo - Wednesday, June 21st 2006 7:04 PM
I guess I kind of blanked out Father's Day this year.  And it wasn't because of grieving or anything like that...at least, not that I'm consciously aware of.  My Dad...
For You Alone... - Saturday, May 27th 2006 9:53 PM
Float with me across the sky.Hold fast to the dreams of our youth.Capture the images so we mightnot ever lose sightof those young loverswho danced in the moonbeams,the light...
For My Mom -- 1927-1989 - Sunday, May 14th 2006 9:21 AM
In the Shadows It is quiet thereand peaceful,under the shadowsof the snowball tree.It is a place of restand tranquility,far from the upset andturmoilthat dwelt in your...
When babies look beyond you and giggle, maybe they're seeing angels. -- Eileen Elias Freeman - Sunday, March 19th 2006 3:34 PM
I got home early this afternoon and already I'm suffering from separation anxiety, haha!  I know it's time to get back to my 'real life' but, mercy, how I've enjoyed...
Perfect love sometimes doesn't come until the first grandchild. -- Welsh Proverb - Friday, March 17th 2006 8:33 PM
Does anyone but another leftie have any idea how hard it is to use a laptop computer?  I guess I could try to use my left index finger to try to move the mouse...
Welcome to the world, Dylan James - Wednesday, March 15th 2006 5:10 PM
    Dylan JamesMarch 143:31 am10 pounds, 8 ounces23 inches long Welcome to the world, Dylan James...     What an honor and a blessing to be...
Star Scapes - Thursday, February 23rd 2006 8:41 PM
If I could be anyonebut who IamI would be thespiritof the night. I would painttapestriesof endless sweetdreams,sprinkling themin fairy dropsacross yourbrow. You could taste...
Over There - Saturday, July 23rd 2005 9:43 PM
 A few blog entries ago I mentioned I'd write about some stuff in my past if I could get brave enough to write about it because it was so bizarre.  I'm going to write...
The Circle of Life - Tuesday, July 19th 2005 11:39 AM
 I am an early-riser but until I've got a cup of coffee and my bagels in me I'm not what you'd call overly alert.  Yesterday morning I was sitting on the couch at 5 am...
"Kristy, honey...do you like smelt?" - Thursday, July 14th 2005 7:53 PM
  There is a beautiful story behind this touching picture.  It's called "The Rescuing Hug" and I strongly encourage you to click on this link and read it. ...
If I could have you back for just one day, Mom.... - Sunday, July 3rd 2005 7:34 PM
     My Mom died of colon cancer in April 1989.  She'd fought it valiantly for two years, undergoing three surgeries and a long, viscious round of...
Winifred's Story - Saturday, July 2nd 2005 12:35 PM
This beautiful image of a mother and child is by a very talented artist named Marie Lydie Joffre.  It captured my heart, especially with the subject matter I'm going to...
And we adults think we know what love is.... - Friday, July 1st 2005 9:22 PM
A 4-year-old child had an elderly neighbor who'd just lost his wife.  Upon seeing the old man cry, the little boy went into the man's yard, climbed into his lap, and just...
You Have Given Me the Gift... - Thursday, June 23rd 2005 7:30 PM
  If any of you are "tuning in" to my blog for the first time...or have recently begun reading it... please go to my archives and read my June 9th entry...that will prepare...
Welcome to America! - Tuesday, June 21st 2005 5:23 PM
This is Ellis Island where the vast majority of us had ancestors land in America.  My great-grandparents, Otto and Christina, came over to Boston on a steamer ship...
Rolling Home to the Moon.... - Tuesday, June 14th 2005 6:47 PM
 On Thursday my Dear Hubby and I are leaving town and heading out on VACATION!!  We're taking a drive down to the Klamath Falls/Lakeview area of Oregon, which is along...