Category: Miscellaneous

Saw these images  earlier and thought I would share, for those who have no idea just how horrifying a hurricane can be. Some of them astonished ME, and I’ve lived in “Hurricane Country” all my life. I hope we don’t see another like Helene for a long, long time! Chimney Rock & Asheville North Carolina […]

  Florida Says “Goodbye, Helene … and Good Riddance!!” Thankfully, Mark and I in Sanford (and my son & family in Gainesville) got nothing from Hurricane Helene but some rain as it passed through our part of Florida on its way much farther north. We were incredibly lucky. Many folks along Helene’s route didn’t fare […]

Looks like we are about to get clobbered, and may end up literally “under the weather” for the next few days. Hopefully we won’t sustain any major damage, but power outages are VERY likely. Will get back to you with an update as soon as Hurricane Helene bids us adieu! For those of you who […]

  Sorry to be running behind, especially on a couple of guest posts, but I’m not feeling so great right now. Please forgive me! I promise to get back to sharing your news and posts when I can think straight again. (Hopefully before too much longer.) Thanks for your understanding!  Sorry to be running behind, […]

  As they say, “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!” Try as I might, I seem to fall farther behind each day. I reckon that’s one of the perils associated with growing older. Or maybe I’m just getting lazier? Whatever the cause, I’m sorry I haven’t been able to keep up with my […]

  Deep Pockets He sits cross-legged On smooth, gray granite Outside the tent, And watches the light Turn from gold to silver, Caught in that space between Daylight and dusk, When all things seem possible, And the remarkable, Ordinary. To hold his day Longer, closer, He goes through his pockets, And chooses memories To save […]

Moccasins Sneakers on, Laces tight, Crunching noisily Along the path, And wishing… Wishing for The silent tread Of the Cherokee Who walked these hills Before him. Sighing, He flings himself Down on the rock, And stares at the Campfire. I could sneak up on deer, He tells his dad, If I had moccasins. I could […]

Indian Summer He sees her standing Below the falls, Carefully balanced On the slippery rocks, And laughing In the hazy October sun. Only yesterday The ice-rimmed pool Mirrored angry gray clouds, And a wind out of the north Chilled his bones. Today, a warm yellow sun Has eaten the frost, And resurrected the ghost Of […]

Welp, yesterday went pretty easily, all things considered, if you like lying on an examination table in a darkened room, while some vampire … er, I mean total stranger … pokes around on your neck for what seems like an hour or two, listening to your arteries.  I guess I shouldn’t complain. Compared to some […]

  Just a quick note to let you know I have NOT forgotten about all my online friends and am not deliberately letting my blog sit idle. I’m still just trying to sort out all my new health issues that seem to have cropped up all at once. On the plus side, I’m still doing […]