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Ladies at Lunch!
Last week, Jenny, our daughter-in-law, invited me to a trip to Swanson’s Nursery with our granddaughter. Jenny and Vivian have been very busy planting herbs, veggies and flowers in their backyard. Vivian was out of school for Spring Break and she is so enthusiastic about gardening! Poor kid has no choice--- if there is DNA for gardening she gets ( Read more... ) -
The Freaky
My closest family and friends already know this, but I’m letting the cat out of the bag. I have had visions about future events and almost all of them have come true. These moments come unbidden without any control. I cannot make them happen. They just come ( Read more... ) -
Cousins
The Tynes family, like lots of others, are scattered across the country, but our son, John, and two of his first cousins live here. And, you know what is really great? We all like each other! A new generation is coming along and it was such fun at a birthday gathering last week, to see all those kids rambling around. I so love it that our ( Read more... ) -
Work Around… Twin Ponds
Did you know that one symptom of Diabetes is Chronic Fatigue? Me neither! Did some reading (yeah, Google) but there is not much help other than to say, “Yep, it is a problem ( Read more... ) -
Waves need watching
We ran away to the Pacific Ocean last week. We both needed a get a way and the Groupon offer at the Chateau Westport was just too good to pass up. The hotel was lovely, clean, triple sheets on the bed with a distant view of the water. As we unpacked, I cracked open a window and we could hear the sound of the waves.
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Before Google
A recent comment by a Facebook friend reminded me of a wonderful evening we spent with her parents. There were four couples and their kids gathered at our house and after dinner, (I do not remember who got it started) we decided to fill in an acrostic in the Dorothy Sayers Whimsy novel, Lord Peter Views the Body. In the book, Lord Peter and a ( Read more... ) -
Whine
Our family is in our birthday season. Tonight we celebrate two birthdays: our son’s and our granddaughter’s. Dinner is at our place ( Read more... ) -
Old Peoples Syndrome
You’ve heard of SOS, signal for distress?
Well, this morning I have OPS, old people’s syndrome. You recognize it when you keep making mistakes doing simple tasks, over and over again. I made a silly mistake and lost about 30 minutes work in a document. Then I decided to play a game and couldn’t keep those Zombies from eating my brains (Plants ( Read more... ) -
Food Projects
So, today, was supposed to be the day of my knee surgery. I am taking a breath, remembering all the long months of waiting for this day to come. Phooey ( Read more... ) -
Journaling
My morning routine includes writing in my journal. Back in the 90s, I had a mid-life crisis and needed the help of a therapist. In the eighteen months we worked together, she helped me worked through that crisis, and more to the point, help me develop the tools I could use for the rest of my life---a survival toolkit. The main tool was journaling. ( Read more... )
