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January 31, 2023
yaD drawkcaB yppaH

yaD drawkcaB yppaH

I remember it well. Red, turtleneck, warm, comfortable. It felt good, it looked good, it was one of my favorite sweaters, EVER and I’m not ashamed to admit, back in the day, I wore that bit of clothing quite a lot and often. It was perfect. um. Well maybe not PERFECT, perfect. There was just …

January 30, 2023
Half and Half

Half and Half

Ever have one of those half awake, half asleep dreams ? A dream that seems so real while experiencing, but slowly evaporates when you wake up… ? hmmm I was at Gramma’s house, upstairs. The adult version of  me standing in front of the bed I would, !! dibs !!  every time we visited. There …

January 26, 2023
#%&$!!#

#%&$!!#

Pulled from the archives to !! yahooooo !! a DIY, recently completed in this old house. Enjoy. . . . . . . . . . . I’ve never been one for cursing or cussing or carrying on. Nope. Ooooooh, but believe me. There have been plenty of times in this zig-zaggy life where I’ve …

January 25, 2023
Hey, Green Comet

Hey, Green Comet

Some say, you’ll arrive soon. Others inform,  you’re already here & yep. I’ll be able to view your once in a lifetime brilliance by simply gazing at the northern sky after sunset, or was it sunrise ?? and er, hold on, maybe I won’t need binocs or a telescope after all ?? Any which way, …

January 24, 2023
Thanks, Lin

Thanks, Lin

They’ve listened for years. Y E A R S. Brother, Husband, Sis and Sis. Devoted followers of this station, they would take turns persuading me to give it a try, just TRY.  But nope. NOPE. There I’d be, each and every time, stuck in my lite rock stubbornness. NOPE. Until one day, for no apparent …

January 21, 2023
I Listened

I Listened

Have you ever met someone and felt you’ve known them before and are simply, seamlessly, easily just picking up a conversation from another time, another place … ? I hope so. I soooooo hope so !! because amazing, this connection truly is. ♥ I’ve written about our friendship before. How we met … It’s So …

January 20, 2023
just shhhh

just shhhh

Penned in August, 2020 and 2 1/2 years later … I wouldn’t change a word. ♥ When I tell them I’m not there anymore, they come back with the same, somewhat puzzled response. REALLY ?!? Why ??? Followed by a small, whispered, oh oh as if it might be their fault, as if I’ve betrayed …

January 19, 2023
We’ve Gotta Stop Meeting Like This

We’ve Gotta Stop Meeting Like This

People are gonna talk. You again ??!? Sure is a beautiful day See you next time. These are just a few of the comments we throw back and forth as our paths cross, again. We’ve never officially met, but it doesn’t seem to matter. He is a smile, a ray of sunshine, a happy someone on …

January 18, 2023
BIG

BIG

While penciling in a happening on my calendar recently, I noticed February, March, April and May are pretty much booked with preparing and traveling and walking and watching and helping and celebrating and yep !! Fun times await. For Sure. But truth be told, in the hush of the night, where my mind has ways …

January 16, 2023
Dear Thomas

Dear Thomas

You probably don’t remember me. I was an aide at the Fort Worth State School many years ago and you worked there too. Arriving in November 1980, at 21 years old, a somewhat naive me chose Texas as THE place I wanted to hunker. A few, short months later, it was home, I decided I’d …

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