friends

Friends

I’ve been fortunate during my lifetime to have many friends: close, distant, long term, current, male, female, loving, irritating, supportive, honest, sick, active,  caring, needy, surprising, disappointing, spiritual, obscene, sane, funny, meditative, organized, cluttered, black, white, oriental, crazy, demanding, creative, bisexual, nerdy, argumentative, sexually active, foreigner, virgin, native, handicapped, athletic, smart, and not so bright. As… Continue reading Friends

Fountains

Fountains From Places I’ve Travelled

Looked through my picture archives and found these pictures of some of the fountains I encountered on various travels. Hope you enjoy them. Sorry to say I’m not sure where this picture was taken. This one is in Italy. Iconic locations in Paris Our first stop in Switzerland On a wall in San Miguel de… Continue reading Fountains From Places I’ve Travelled

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Silver Footballs

A small silver football hung proudly on a chain around my neck. Since it was the first indication of a boy’s interest in me, I overlooked my need to scrub away the green stain highlighting the chain’s outline, and chose to glow in the physical announcement I was noticed by one of the opposite sex.… Continue reading Silver Footballs

Mexico Independence Day · Uncategorized

Mexico’s Independence

Preparations are underway for the celebration of the Mexican War of Independence fought from September 16, 1810 to September 21, 1821. Festivities will include lots of music, parades, food, drinking, dancing, merrymaking, and speeches held over five days to mark Mexico’s break with Spain. Here are a few pictures I took of the various decorations… Continue reading Mexico’s Independence

family

From Her Wheelchair

The cane wheelchair emitted a unique sound when it rolled from the kitchen’s linoleum floor over the door stop to the hardwood and then onto the area rug in the dining room.  The noise went unnoticed unless her grandchildren were the ones pushing and riding from room to room entertaining themselves as grandmother rested on… Continue reading From Her Wheelchair