When moving to a new house it takes me longer to unpack than many folks as I find boxes of treasures that I need/want to sort through to see what still speaks to my heart and is a “keeper.” That is why it took so long to settle into my house in Sherman back in
This time of year is always a but rough as my thoughts often turn to my husband who died in 2013. Our wedding anniversary is late in August, and the anniversary of his death is Sept. 5. Then there are all the fall holidays, which he loved to much, with his birthday tossed into the
Last week, I posted about the death of my friend, Flo, and said I’d share more of our fun times together in future blog posts. So, here it is. Most of the following is taken from a column I used to write for a newspaper in a suburb of Dallas. For a while I was
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My dear friend Florence, known affectionately by all of us as Flobell died the other day. With her went a big chunk of my heart and my life. We were deeply connected, even though many miles kept us separated through most of our adulthood. A testament to the truth that when a friendship runs that deep
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A long time ago – I can’t even remember how long ago – I wrote the following as a tribute to my father. It appeared first as a column in the Dallas newspaper that carried my weekly missives, then I made a special printing of it and sent it to my father on Father’s Day.
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Yesterday, Easter Sunday, while talking with one of my sons, the conversation moved from talking about guitars and guitar players – one very talented one I recently met on Twitter Matt Steady – to my father – a talented player himself – to my father’s dementia from Alzheimer’s. Whew! That’s one of the longest, disconnected
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Today I decided to share some snippets from older posts. I’ve been perusing them to relive some special memories, and I thought you might like to look back with me. The end of a year, and the beginning of a new one, always seems to be a good time for reviewing and taking stock. This
For all of my Christian friends and readers, I want to wish you all a Merry and Blessed Day today. For those celebrating other winter solstice holidays, I wish you peace and blessings, too. I don’t think one holiday takes away from any other, as the magic of the season transcends any religious bounds. I
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Labor Day weekend is always the start of a melancholy time of the year for me. It used to be more exciting and exhilarating as I always looked forward to a break from the summer’s heat and the glorious colors of Autumn touching the trees with spatters of yellow, red, and orange. This weekend was
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Today’s a good day for some Holiday humor. This is such a wonderful time of the year with a month-long preparation for special holidays, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and more. Who can’t help but smile with excitement? First I have this cute meme that a friend sent the other day. The following was part of a