A Woman of Her Words

“The smoke and the fire and the speed, the action and the sound, and everything that goes together, [the steam engine] is the most...

Looking for a Hero . . . Holding Out for A Hero* Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods? Where's the streetwise...

A Last Goodbye and A Small Miracle What I write today is a true story, with no adornments of what happened on the days I write about. It...

Guardians If you have read several of these blog entries you know by now that I spend a great deal of time reading, thinking, and yes,...

To The Moon by Percy Bysshe Shelley Art thou pale for weariness? Of climbing heaven and gazing on the earth, Wandering companionless...

On this day that we celebrate our nation I wish you a good time, a great cookout, awe-inspiring fireworks, delicious food and beautiful...

Buy the Coat . . . Light the Candles I know these two categories don’t have anything in common . . . but, ah, they do. What I am speaking...

To the Gods and Goddesses of Tires and Trees I read once that the Druids believed that nature spirits dwelled in their trees. In my life...

Happy Father’s Day! When I was a little girl I thought my parents were movie stars. Truly I did—my dad was a tall, strapping country boy...

"Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart." Anthony J. D'Angelo Love at a Standstill I had had a shower, smelled of...

D-Day Today, June 6, 2019, is the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Seventy-five years ago our troops hit the beaches—five beach areas to be...

Four Reunions . . . and a Funeral? I have just endured a gauntlet that was like living in a whirlwind. From April 25 – June 1 I attended...

“Monsters will always exist. There’s one inside each of us. But an angel lives there, too. There is no more important agenda than...

Memorial Day Wikipedia states: “Memorial Day (or less commonly called Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for...

I Found My Laugh Again – Thank You, Mr. Napkin Head! Can you say “shingles”? - - well, I can. That’s where I’ve been for a while,...

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart. Jonathan Swift What We Can Ill Afford I’ve seen it written many...

Spring Cleaning – That Cleansing Ritual I used to love spring cleaning—when I was four or five, this is. Every spring my mother, a...

"The soul would have no rainbow Had the eyes no tears." John Vance Cheney Ain’t These Tears in My Eyes Telling You?* Well, it’s...

“That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” Henry David Thoreau Pencil Me In! I wrote this long ago . . . I can still remember...

There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; . . . Julius Caesar Act 4, scene 3 Rituals--Robert...