Ray just returned from a week in Texas. He is sitting across the living room from me, yawning, having just gotten up from a nap. He got up at 3:45 am (Central Time) to make a plane at Love Field at 6:30 am. Rachael very graciously agreed to get up, too, and drive him to…
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Luna and Grandma’s Day
Today I had the pleasure of a full day with granddaughter Luna while Sarah went off to her first interview for a residency in Family Medicine. While Mama was gone, Luna kept Grandmother busy. Here’s a little of what we did : Needless to say, I had a great day. Sarah came back to find…
Prompt: Body Part Neurosis
I have an obsession about my upper arms. I am not proud of this. I have this idea that the fat on my arms just screams out, “Notice me,” whenever I wear a sleeveless top, which is never since I don’t want to see people trail their eyes from my face down to those upper…
Learning Styles: Which One Do You Favor?
I was thinking about how people perceive the world through sight, sound and physical interactivity and how much camaraderie versus disconnection occurs with mutual or different sensory experiences. For example, my husband, Ray, is hyper-visual and he notices all sorts of details – good and bad – in his surroundings. He might note how one…
The Joy of Buying and Selling
Ray has been teaching me how to post antique items on eBay for sale. This is something he’s been doing for a while and something that I have not been doing at all. It is ironic in a way since I’m the one who sits at a computer all the time and is writing or…
All Souls’ Day
Today was All Soul’s Day. I served in church at the 8 am Mass and listened as the names of people who have died and been recorded in our parish’s Chantery Book were read out for the months of January through April. We were having three Masses so each time four months worth of names…
Just Accepted as a SCN National Writing Conference Presenter!
I am happy to announce that I will be a workshop presenter at Story Circle Network’s National Memoir Conference entitled “Stories of the Heart VII” in Austin April 11 – 13, 2014. I just received my notification yesterday that my proposal was accepted for an hour and a half workshop entitled, “How Writing 20 Minutes…
Nemo and the WeHo Halloween Carnival
Sarah, Luna and I went down to Santa Monica Blvd. this evening to see what crazy costumes we could see. First, of course, we had to take pictures of our own little Nemo. Then we started our trek on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. We were there beginning at 6 pm before the huge…
Natural Gifts – Embrace Them
Someone posted the dancing clip below. It is fun to watch: http://www.edisproduction.de/2013/10/20/man-with-awesome-dance-moves-will-amaze-you/ After seeing this young man with his agile body and ever-moving legs, I had to think, we’re all given natural gifts. This young man can dance. Others can sing. Others are especially kind, smart, generous, or have a natural gift for cooking, cleaning,…
Thanks to the Kindness of a Stranger
A few minutes ago, the dogs barked, alerting me to something unusual. I opened the backdoor only to discover that it is actually RAINING here. I can hear the thumping of raindrops on my outside furniture right now and it is a rare and welcome sound. On a completely different note, a man came to…
20 Minutes a Day 