It takes a bit of age in order to understand some humor. Translation: you have to be old to fully appreciate sentiments expressed by those who came before us. I have hanging in my house a poem in my Grandmother’s handwriting dated 1950 that apparently showed what she was thinking at the time. It reads:… Continue reading The Older the Better?
I am participating in a foto challenge and last week’s topic was Transportation. I chose one of my favorite pictures taken in China, but as I perused my pictures, I realized I had taken several shots that I thought were interesting. So I’m sharing them with you on my blog. Hand Pulled Carts: This father was hauling a… Continue reading Hitch a Ride
Originally posted on Here There and Everywhere:
By: The Weather Channel Most all of North America, South America and Africa will have a chance to see something truly amazing on Sunday when three celestial events – a full moon, a supermoon, and a lunar eclipse – will coincide for a few hours. The majority of…
Originally posted on Cat in the Cactus:
“It’s just a sausage casserole. I swear it!” Warning: This post contains a seemingly x-rated image – but it’s really a sausage casserole! I froze. My new young husband was choking, red faced and making the noise our cat makes when hacking up a hairball. But this was no…
I think this is so powerful I have reblogged it at https://margosviews.wordpress.com Carrie Rubin Even though this is a writing blog, given my physician background I occasionally post about medical issues. One topic I’ve avoided, however, is vaccination. Having personally experienced the transition from near-complete parental acceptance of vaccines to near-daily opposition during my time… Continue reading Vaccines—I Finally Address The Issue (Heaven Help Me…)
Originally posted on Cat in the Cactus:
It was a pitch-black night when my boyfriend and I spotted the massive hairy spider walking up our windscreen. It stopped. Our eyes focused on the big dark silhouette at the same time, yet neither of us spoke. I kept driving, eyes darting from it to the road. Boyfriend remained silent.…
You know you have lived a long time when you hear from someone who has been lost in decades of moves, changes, marriages, and life. But, lo and behold, I received a letter from an old friend this week, someone I haven’t heard from since 1967. Or was it 1968? Anyway, 40+ years of living… Continue reading And Where Have You Been the Past 40 Years?
I’m responding to a blog from Feeding on Folly as part of the Saturday Smiles section that she writes each week.(http://feedingonfolly.com/) I realized I have a lot to smile about, and they seem to be the simple things that surround me. So let me take you to my back yard, where I found the following treats: The… Continue reading Saturday Smiles Surround Me
Do I have to love snakes? Six Word Stories: The Challenge, No.5.
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse than to never have tried” – Theodore Roosevelt Today’s post is a result of the weekly challenge from My Red Page about the above quote. https://myredpage.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/red-echo-date-2/ It seems to me that there is a blurry line between failure and success; a line based on one’s perception… Continue reading What Does Failure Look Like?
that little voice 