Blowing' in the Wind. Part of having a family history includes moments when those you spent time with are no longer here. Dates, places, sights, and smells.... all of these and so much more can trigger a memory that transports you back in time. Today, October 4th, would have been my Grandma Reva's 87th [...]
Tag: memories
For My Mom
For my mom. Thoughts from my mother on her birthday! She smiled the day we met. Little hand placed in hers. Passing of time marked in years. She has laughed with me at the silliest things. She has wiped away my tears of heartache. And she has shared in my times of joy and in [...]
Thursday Doors-Roanoke Times
Roanoke Times. It's already Thursday!! Me (one minute): doing a happy dance because I leave for vacation at the beach on Saturday. Me (the next minute): oh wait (stopping mid-dance)! I have a lot to do before I can leave! Thursday Doors is hosted by Norm 2.0, you can head over and check out some [...]
Thursday Doors -Everglades City, FL
This week for Thursday Doors, I dug back through some old photos. I'm heading out for vacation tomorrow morning before the sun comes up. I'm supposed to be packing, but was looking in photo albums instead. I really wish I wasn't in the photo so there wasn't proof of how I dressed in the 90's. [...]
Purely Captivating
Very little grows on jagged rock. Be grounded. Be crumbled so wildflowers will come up where you are. -Rumi The weekly photo challenge this week is "Pure". The photo could convey wholesomeness, something undiluted, or simplicity. Since contentment and simplicity are two of my top endeavors this year, I knew that I'd be able to [...]
Signs of Summertime
Summertime is basically upon us. My boys are finished with school, having high enough grades and low enough absences to be exempt from finals. My daughter is on the countdown with half days to finish out the middle school year (exemptions are only for high school credit classes). We are starting to make our summer [...]
Jubilant Smiles
Jubilant: adj. showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant What better place to see jubilation than at a wedding. Since my Wordless Wednesday this week was about Lupus Awareness, I thought it only fitting that the weekly photo challenge considering jubilant would include a joyous moment with the one who suffers from Lupus. When [...]
A Mother’s Love
The sun shone brightly On our stroll along the well loved shore We laughed even though there were tears in our hearts My return home, to celebrate her- a life well lived Our rock and wisdom called to her eternal home Days spent recounting memories The dolphin's hello And the ashes flowing A welcoming embrace. [...]
Rusty Doors: A Little Nostalgia
Admiration: a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval. If you've read about how my dad converted a school bus into a home, then you might have guessed that he is a car guy. If not, here's me letting you know that he's a car guy. And cars have always been a big part of our [...]
Childhood Abandoned
As I look upon the remnants Of a childhood abandoned I remember the squeals of delight The urging to be pushed higher To have the toes touch the sky Remembering how you never wanted the ride to end I see the yellow earth movers Now covered in weeds That once scooped at the sands Where [...]