the eve
Time to take the Christmas trees down and get ready for the New Year. If I am honest, I would like to do less. It would be nice to have fewer things that I am responsible for. How do you…
Merry Christmas
Wishing each of you a very special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It is a rainy gray day, with scattered showers and a wet, soggy ground. The dogs are averse to treading in a pool of water but like good…
formative
I was in a church last night, watching a children’s performance. The performance included children from about 7 to 21. As I sat there, I thought of the formative years. Do you know when those are? Pediatricians, psychologists and most health professionals consider…
standing watch
Do you ever take notice of something that seems out of place? I was driving past this house and wondered, “What are those two buzzards watching and waiting for”? I don’t know about you, but it’s rare to see these…
wheels spinning
I am trying to remind myself of things to be thankful for……Recently, I have been stunned by wheels spinning- moving, moving and going nowhere. There are “wheels spinning” and time wasting and nothing is happening. May I share my frustration?…
compensating
Compensation is easy- you get something for something. Nope, not Nothing from Nothing leaves Nothing This is something from something leaves something! Compensatory time is time back for work performed outside the usual 40 hours. Not many places use it…
pretty pair
Burgees. I want to buy them. I want to make them. I want to have them! Why? I can’t figure it out. Everywhere I go, I want “one of those”. I want the plain ones and the pretty ones and…
Amish
Amish Broccoli Salad 1 head broccoli, chopped 1 head cauliflower, chopped 1 cup mayonnaise… 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 pound bacon, fried and crumbled 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Every time I hear the…
new eyes
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust
wise words
Treat your energetic vitality like a candle in the wind — protecting it as though it were your only light in a dark forest on a moonless night. Avoid external conditions and relationships that threaten to snuff out the flame,…