So it’s been a while. I’ve been writing with a <gasp> pen in my <double gasp> paper journal and largely ignoring the inter webs, or, at least, my blog. I changed the name of my Facebook page and have had sincere intentions to get back here to tell about it and to somehow link this … [Read more…]
Today is Fat Tuesday. It’s the last night before the season of Lent and the time when debauchery is to be found in the middle of the street in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Even the church recognizes this night and mine “celebrates” with a pancake supper and a ceremonial burning of the ashes to … [Read more…]
I have been working on 2 posts for the past week. The first one about shoes and the second about clothing because the first morphed into the second and they deserve equal billing. But life happens and getting all the pictures and links and what not set up just right hasn’t quite gotten there yet. … [Read more…]
I love to read the bible but admittedly I don’t follow a “plan.” I’ve tried. Really I have. I’ve tried bible study guides, 1 year plans, following the daily readings given at church and reading through a book at a time as I see fit. Usually reading one book at a time works ok but … [Read more…]
Lately it seems that it takes a lot more effort to do simple things. First I must muster up courage, then conquer fear and anxiety and then commit to the time needed for a task. (Does this resonate with anyone?) And that was just to balance the check book! This happens EVERY TIME. And with … [Read more…]
“Your inbox is empty” This might be the most lovely sentence in the English language. Empty. As in all 2600+ email messages are GONE. So long. Buh bye. I sat down Sunday night and got serious about cleaning up my email. Mostly because it involved sitting and partly because having all that email … [Read more…]
We have been “avidly” gardening for a few years now and you’d have to be slightly crazy to think gardening is a “simple” activity. Most years our basement is transformed into a nursery sometime in March and then, after the last frost, the plants are transplanted, then tended, and tended, and tended. Finally, we reap … [Read more…]
A glass of red wine is a beautiful thing. Ok, so I don’t really think I will find happiness in a glass of wine, although it may make me ever so teensy weensy more pleasant after a long day… However, the simple act of drinking your daily allotment out of a wine glass that might … [Read more…]
No, I’m not joking. And I’m no expert in this area. I am, however, a mom who is frustrated with how complicated raising children has become. When I had my first child at age 20 I didn’t think twice about breastfeeding him and after he was born he latched on like a champ. A baby … [Read more…]
From Merriam Webster online: 1sim·ple Pronunciation: ˈsim-pəl Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): sim·pler -p(ə-)lər; sim·plest -p(ə-)ləst Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin simplus, alteration of Latin simplic-, simplex single, having one ingredient, plain, from sem-, sim- one + -plic-, -plex -fold — more at same, -fold Date: 13th century 1 : free from guile … [Read more…]