Update about blog
Monday, August 17, 2026
More than just coping with it all
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
My treasures
Keeping the gold, looking to meet new friends...
Tai working on his stuff, (preparing for teaching in a week) while I'm sitting at the desk in the corner by the window. Yep, my shoes are discarded, because my feet hurt! (Taken Thursday afternoon.)
I noticed how high the ceilings are here. (More later about this).
I am especially glad of the divine gift of laughter; it has made the world human and lovable, despite all its pain and wrong. |
W.E.B. DU BOIS |
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Neighbors
OK the universe just posted this by mistake, but perhaps it's good to see since we've got quite a lot of the opposite kind of weather these days!
My shaky hands/fingers will sometimes do whatever I have little control over.
I walked (last week) to the top of the hill in the apartment complex in North Carolina. Just to breathe deeply the cool air...though later in the day it was muggy as can be, triggering lots of coughing fits. But for a while I could just get out of breath and stop for a bit to catch my breath. At the top of the parking lot, where I stopped, I found a neighbor having breakfast.
After my first photo on phone, I kept walking and taking more, hoping to get a closer image with my 5X magnification limit.
He actually continued nibbling in between these shots, perhaps 10 seconds apart.
Sharing with Saturday's Critters.Some other views of my neighbors...
There is nothing more difficult yet more gratifying in our society than living with sincere, active, constructive hope for the human spirit. |
MARIA POPOVA |
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Lovin' my life
I gotta admit, there are days when it feels like h-e-l-l and days when I feel so loved and embraced by the world, that I just sit here in awe. In high school we used to say "H-E double hockey sticks." We were being raised to be proper young ladies. Then the 60s and 70s happened (to me at least!)
The other day (the day after one from hell) I had friends give me a memory mug.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
The joyful season
Some happy memories...
Selling pottery at the tailgate market with friends Cathy Babula, Bette Potter Jones and Marsha Cozart. 2011
My son, Russ and his wife Michelle, hosted my trip to visit them and their daughters for Christmas!
They've completely renovated following the flood with Hurricane Helene in Sept. 2024.







