As I hold you in my arms, rocking you gently back and forth, I glance at the full moon in the sky. I see it between the slats in the mini-blind. Your breathing is nervously rapid, your head sways back and forth and you almost relax enough to close your eyes and rest your head… Continue reading My Reminiscing Ode to Copper
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Garden mayhem turns into a delightful rescue
As luck would have it, on Friday the 13th, Linda completed 13 pages of prompts for her Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Yay - she's one a lucky gal!! That's quite the accomplishment. Was I that lucky? Perhaps? Is there any coincidence that I saw a walking stick on that day too? Maybe...? Maybe not. But… Continue reading Garden mayhem turns into a delightful rescue
The week that ended with making chocolate
Is there any better way to end a blurry week than by making sugar-free chocolate? Okay, I guess there may be other things to do. . . However, it's a good time to experiment with chocolate and wine, especially when it's raining. And it's been raining. A LOT. In fact, as I type this morning,… Continue reading The week that ended with making chocolate
The day I am at a loss for words
Well, hello, August 1st. How in the world did you get here so fast? WOW - I don't know about you, but the 31 days of July were a blur. The long month ended in our neck of the woods with smoke-filled skies. Mr. and I spent a bit too much time in it yesterday...… Continue reading The day I am at a loss for words
On colorful writing attempts
I haven't a clue what to write about today, but it's a stream of consciousness kind of day, so I might as well get on with it. I wonder what Anne Lamott would say to my hesitation to get started? If Anne were sitting here in the room with me she would say, "Girl, just… Continue reading On colorful writing attempts
The blinking line
In the glory of the mornings, I think about blogging and the blinking line a lot. I wrote about the blinking line years ago, I think? Yeah, let's just go with that. Years ago. Years ago when I had the audacity to think I could be a blogger with a following of peeps who 'get… Continue reading The blinking line