Disappearing acts seem to be my specialty these days. I am struggling with words off and on. There are things influencing where I am at but I do not feel at liberty to discuss them here. I will say August is filled with energy, some that I’ve not felt for quite some time. The weather […]
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Last night I sat here for the first time in a very long time. I came back to this site and thought perhaps I had been gone too long. I clicked through possible design pictures each more beautiful than the last, determined to give the things a new look. Unable to decide I continued into […]
Here I am again, making an effort to put words to a page. I have not been far away, but my words have been locked in a place I could not reach. I am just now reaching that place, a slow journey filled with many bumps both large and small along the way. Though it […]
Today I decided it was a good day to tackle the outside lights. Why lights mean so much to me I cannot explain but they do. It is a feeling I get from them, One of lovely memories, one of sheer enchantment. I no longer have children who will do them for me, a treat […]
Here we are the end of January. I have not done well with my blog a day endeavor. It is one of those things I cannot do, force myself to write. Words do not flow in such ways but only when they wish it seems, often at the most unlikely of times. There have been […]
Saturday has arrived all blue skies and sunshine, the type of day viewed through a window that can make you forget just how cold it is outside. The sun is a welcome visitor after working nights and seeing so much of the dark. Night time is still a special time for me, holding a mystery […]
Tonight is quiet, one of those nights before an impending snowstorm. The stars are out for the first time in a few days and I hope to get a look at the moon before it sneaks back under the clouds. It is a powerful moon, a blue moon, and I feel her presence whether seen […]
Not long ago I read about the seasons and how it affects each of us. Autumn was to be my time of awakening, just like spring brings the awakening of the earth. As I read the post I realized how true this is and how I come alive each year to a landscape filled with […]
“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” Frederick Douglass
Today is a beautiful April day, my youngest son’s birthday. He is seventeen, tall and lanky, almost grown. At 6′ 7″ he towers over me. Only because we look somewhat alike is there any proof that we belong in the same family. How fast the time has gone, especially with this child. The skies are […]
Musings of the Night 