Sunday, April 22, 2018
Well, So Much For Sunday Afternoon
We celebrated with a Zarzuela--La Revoltosa--Spanish, colorful, funny and lots of lovely girls in colorful dresses with whirling skirts and lacy fringed shawls and castanets. Ribcage had trouble keeping his eyes away from the bosoms with low cleavage. What we were celebrating was the 36 th...
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Saturday, April 21, 2018
For RPresta And Anyone Else
Though it seems like yesterday, it was way back in December 2015 that I began writing the story of my Oklahoma Family. It became quite a project for me and I not only enjoyed doing it, I sent copies of it to any of my relatives who were interested in it. Some of you that are here now read it. The...
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Friday, April 20, 2018
Space Food Sticks
After the trail we had followed to get to this point, when the whistles blew, I could imagine anything and I became a little distraught. We retrieved our backpacks and headed in the direction the boys had gone. The beautiful hanging canyon continued peacefully in the same direction without...
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
The Whistles Blew
By the third summer out west, sons (almost five, seven, eight and nine) had become pretty proficient at trekking, climbing, exploring, horseback mountain trails, white water rafting, etc. Their straw hats and canteens had been a lot of places. This year, 1970, we had plans to take in the wonders of...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
To The Rescue (Continuation)
I didn't blow my whistle for two reasons: I didn't think they could hear it that far away, and if they did hear it, they would try to get down too quickly and fall or lose their sense of direction and get lost. Daddy didn't seem too worried and continued what he was doing, so..... "You two stay...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
It All Begins
Though not intending that interpretation, giving our sons (ages 3, 5, 6, and 7) each a whistle with special instructions on when to use it was like an open invitation to roam at will on their own. It did not help matters that through all of Kansas and the flat part of Colorado while riding shotgun,...
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Sunday, April 15, 2018
The Tale Of The Whistle Blowers
Looking back, I can't believe that as a loving mother of beautiful young sons, I allowed my children to be put in such dangers as we did, even if they were eager and precocious and loved the things of nature. It is only through the grace of God that we didn't lose one or two of them along the way....
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Saturday, April 14, 2018
The Whistle Blower
I bought the book a year or so ago because of the title. It had been a long time since I read a John Grisham book and the title caught my attention because I have fond memories of my husband/ex-husband who now lies beneath the sod, but at one time, beyond the pale. John Grisham is known by many to...
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
More Will Come
One wonderfully warm day and a large wasp is out and trying to mark his territory on our balcony. Yes, he is moving very slowly and basking on the railing, checking things out, not much flying (if any). I could easily swat him and be done with it, or spray him with immediate death, but more will...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Sliced Ketchup Is On The Way
One thing leads to another and changes are explosive, wisdom increases, ABs become more definitive and the technical device becomes tinier. Anything you have today is outdated tomorrow. I've known that all of my adult life but I never imagined in my wildest dreams that the ketchup in my bottle might...
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