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August 8th sunset over Hogback Ridge and Heron Peak. Durango CO with air quality warnings of "ozone" or possibly smoke from wildfires. I kept the windows closed.
Showing posts with label goodbye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goodbye. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Is it June or July or January?

 I thought it was already July. Nope, a few more hours of June.

It has actually been quite busy. But I'm focused upon the actions that I'll be gearing up for at the end of July. Like an athlete training for a race...I'm in the final days here.

OK, goodbye June. You've been good to me. Thanks for the memories. I sure spent as much time as possible with friends this month. It was almost daily seeing someone for some reason or another. I'll miss them so much.










This is a unintented photo...as I was walking along carrying the phone, leaving the Lakeview Center's lunch program last week. I like the colors though.





Not my photo, and I am not sure where it came from... while the moon is actually just past full tonight. Last night it woke me up, shining in my eyes.


Don't speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn't know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that's why it's called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.
   Bruce Lee





Suzanne and I have frequently had Sunday lunch dates by the Flat Creek on Ole' Guacamole's patio. The water wasn't too high last week while there was steady rain.

I also ran into Tina, Dawn, Jeff and Tim, who have befriended me many times while living for the last 19 years here in Black Mountain. I met all of these friends through the Unitarian Universalist Congregation here. 

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I posted my experience of my friend's husband's recent death over on my other blog, Inner Workings.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Wordless Wednesday

 A few photos I've been meaning to share.

The hiking trail in entrance to the hoodoos at Bryce National Park, Utah,

By Todie Franklin Hess, Blue Ridge of NC


Sunrise at Toroweap - Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona



Looking out through Treehouse Shop window at the pottery fair in Dillsboro, NC 2013

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Yesterday I had a sad conversation with my care coordinator, who I've spoken with monthly by phone for maybe 4 years. I was emotional. The practice is closing here in Black Mountain. I told Rob that he knows more about me than anyone else. It's like having a husband without the rigamarole! Well, only on the medical level of course. It was so hard to say good-bye to him. Like breaking up with a boyfriend used to feel. I had to count to 3 and we both had to hang up at the same time. I wonder why I'm still a teenager.

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The test of a democracy is not the magnificence of buildings or the speed of automobiles or the efficiency of air transportation, but rather the care given to the welfare of all the people. -Helen Adams Keller, lecturer and author (27 Jun 1880-1968)