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Lately I’ve been reading a journal by Debbie Macomber called One Perfect Word, but have to admit I downloaded this on my Kindle thinking it was another novel. But, no … I find it’s a journal, a wonderful, thought-provoking journal, … Continue reading →

Yesterday when I picked my almost-94 year old mother up for a 4th of July lunch at our house, she handed me a small blue pottery fish she’d won at Bingo, and I think it changed both of our lives. … Continue reading →

My daughter, Allison, visited from Georgia recently with her family. Afterhaving her here only a few days I observed that this child of mine is able to walk through any room & make it better. After watching me climb on … Continue reading →

Early this morning I slipped outside in my bathrobe and hard-soled gardening clogs, long before the sun was up, to clip and prune the iris by our patio, and even those out by the fence, then headed for the compost … Continue reading →

When did my mother stop caring about plants and flowers? When did she begin to think of them as work she had to do, even when she received bouquets of flowers from friends or family? When did she stop listening … Continue reading →

My daughter and her family visited from Georgia recently, when the weather here in Spokane, WA was warm and lovely, when the kids came out to play after dinner and had pop sickles n’ such, or ice creams on a … Continue reading →

A few days ago a huge fat robin flew into the grapevines on the trellis outside of my office window, long enough for me to want to get my camera, but not long enough for me to go get it. … Continue reading →

Oh, my ~ How I wait for Christmas each year, not for the tree or the presents, but to hear from people I love and don’t see very often ~ wanting to connect with each one once again. All over … Continue reading →

It’s amazing to me how quickly I am unstrung when my organizational skills let me down, like this morning. When I can’t put my hand on my Passwords folder. Or when I don’t remember a password I use often, like … Continue reading →

I’ve always wished I could be thinner, even when I weighed less than 100 lbs. Then out of the blue I suffered a stroke one frosty January morning as I was trying on new clothes ordered from Cold Water Creek. … Continue reading →