Apr
29
2013
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I have been married for thirty one (and a half) years to my high school sweetheart.
A quiet man…an engineer…with an engineer brain.
A good foil for my creative side.
The two brain hemispheres became one.
He was always so good at math and science when we were in school.
I was always good at English and writing.
I was in the school plays…usually in the chorus.
He was on stage crew…up in the fly…above the stage.
Apr
23
2013
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What a sight it was!
I heard it before I saw it.
A bird flying up from a bush and hitting itself against the window.
Over and over…bush…window…thump.
The little bird was going to hurt itself, if it hadn’t already.
Did it see its own reflection in the glass and think it was another bird?
Or was it trying to get into the house to get warm?
After all we did have frost on the ground…in April!
I stood there and watched…wishing I could help the little bird.
Apr
22
2013
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It’s that time of year.
Time to get out the deck furniture that has been stored away for the winter.
I love to see the glass table, the comfy chairs, and the market umbrella set up.
They invite me to sit for a while…to have dinner outside.
The furniture out of hibernation.
What stories they could tell.
The friends that have come over, the conversations as we lingered after a meal.
Spring is here!
Apr
13
2013
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We step over it many times a day.
People come up to it, when they want to approach us.
We may even be carried over it, on our wedding day.
The doorstep.
The threshold.
For many, the threshold is the line to be crossed.
Family members step over it with ease.
Good friends are able to cross it without so much as a knock at the door.
Mar
29
2013
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So many children are afraid of the dark.
Something unknown is lurking in the corners.
Something sinister is hiding in the shadows.
Our living room is painted a deep cranberry red.
It is warm and inviting with the old wood furniture pieces and the hardwood floors.
It is one of my favorite rooms.
Mar
22
2013
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There was a dusting of snow on the ground.
How could that be?
It is already spring!
The Little House series of books, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, were always favorites of ours.
Every time I see snow in early spring, I think of Sugar Snow.
Little Laura thought that Sugar Snow was literally sweet snow that you could eat.
Pa explained how it got that name.
Mar
20
2013
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My daughter, the teacher, borrowed items from my baking cabinet.
Her second graders are learning about measurement.
Things that I don’t use all the time were taken.
Things that have duplicates were taken as well.
Except one item…Baking Powder.
My husband’s birthday was on the weekend and I was making his cake.
I reached into the cabinet to get the baking powder and it was gone.
For some reason, I did not have any more in my cabinet.
Mar
13
2013
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I went through the self-checkout.
I put the zucchini on the scale in order to weigh it.
I was making a favorite recipe for dinner and wanted everything to be fresh.
I needed four large zucchini.
The prompts popped up on the screen and I dutifully answered.
Customer card…check.
Container…Plastic bag.
Mar
12
2013
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I was on the phone this morning with a sweet woman.
She is in the hospital and the phone is the best way to connect with her right now.
It is so easy to get discouraged when you feel cut off from everyone.
It is so easy to struggle with your outlook when circumstances affect your perspective.
We talked about many things.
I listened to many things.
I wanted to hug her through the phone and tell her it will be alright.
My words and my heart…coming through…had to be enough.
Mar
5
2013
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I do our main food shopping once a week.
I usually have to go back for milk and produce.
I needed to run to the store for bananas and mixed greens.
I enjoy making a salad for lunch.
Mixed greens, red and green peppers, radish, celery, tomato, grapes, garbanzo beans, black olives, feta cheese, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds sprinkled on top!
Homemade olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing.
As I was buying my mixed greens, I was suddenly fifteen…shopping at the grocery store.