Gleanings

Gleanings

Gleanings are bits and pieces of grain left when a field has been harvested. This morning’s blog is really bits and pieces of this and that: some serious, some not. Anyway, these are my thoughts this morning. The flowers and potted evergreen from my friend Fran are now in my container garden. They have enlarged […]

The Coffee Is Hot

The Coffee Is Hot

Beginning the day with coffee with friends means I’m off to a good start. Thanks for dropping in through the wonder of technology. Whether you are in Austria, Minnesota, Texas, California, South Carolina, or any place in between, it’s nice to have coffee with you. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and reading your comments. It’s neat to hear about your […]

Skate Boarding Granny

Skate Boarding Granny

Things are not always as they seem or even as they look. For instance, anyone at first glance, would think the daring, intrepid woman in the photo was a champion skate-boarder, a real skate-boarding granny. Wouldn’t you? Well, if you squint your eyes a little and use your imagination, that thought could possibly cross your […]

Movin’ On

Movin’ On

We are all movin’ on through life. It seems to me (and correct me if I’m wrong) that the way a person walks or moves is a reflection of who he or she is. Let’s see if I can say that a little more clearly. We stride into life with different gaits.Of course, for reasons […]

Coffee with Blanche

Coffee with Blanche

The other morning, my friend Jane dropped in for a cup of coffee and a chat. Nothing pre-planned. I love impromptu visits and this morning, if you were near, I’d hope you would drop in too. We’d have coffee and talk about whatever you’d like. Which brings up a question: in the posts that I […]

Looking Back

Looking Back

“I am a part of all that I have met,” said Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Was he looking back at his life when he said this? Life’s experiences do indeed shape our outlook on life and impact thoughts and actions but I wonder how much of our past and present circumstances change who we really are, deep inside? […]