STOCK UP
The flowers sleep for snow is deep. Chill winter’s blast seems meant to last. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
NOT QUITE ROBO CALLS
I was expecting a call from my son, so picked up the phone when it rang, before checking caller ID. When I saw SUPPORT POL on the phone I regretted picking up almost before I said hello. There was confusion on the other end at first, indicating a live caller rather than a robot. So then a guy with a... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 14, 2019
SNOW DAYS
The timing was all wrong for the big chill. Snow began falling mid-afternoon on Friday, some schools let out a bit early to allow school buses to deliver all the kids home before the roads got treacherous. Having 8” fall during Friday evening rush hour made getting home from work a chancy... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Mama Bear's Lunch
Woke up way too early - 3:37 a.m. - and couldn't get back to sleep. A story came skipping & jumping into the picture show of my mind, and I saw an imaginary world where animals and people had not yet become separate tribes. A woman in the woods had gone foraging for berries/apples and found herself... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
CARS – RECORD SNOWFALL
I keep tabs on what’s going on in the neighborhood. Some might say I’m nosy, and I’ve got a mental checklist of the comings & goings of nearby folks, their routines based on the ins and outs of their cars. I’ve given names to them – the vehicles that is. My kitchen window overlooks the parking area... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
TALKING TO THE WIND
This morning I found on my FB timeline a post from KMOV – the CBS affiliate in St. Louis. Not unusual to see their posts, but this one caught my eye. It focused on Pres. DJT’s decision to pull FEMA support from the fire victims in California, blaming the whole thing on that state’s failure to... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
MUSIC OF OUR LIVES
"Joy to the world All the boys and girls, now. Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, Joy to you and me." Wednesday’s the deadline each week. That’s when I have to come up with a writing topic for Thursday’s Write Your Own Story group at The Center. Sometimes the ideas bloom in a session as we talk... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
A PICTURE IS WORTH...
In the early ‘80s I was a part-time reporter for the weekly Journal newspapers as a J-student at SIUE. My beat was public service: city councils, school boards, township board meetings. The Journal’s photographer, Scott, only showed up if the editor had been tipped about something in the wind. My... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 7, 2019
EYE TWO (NOT ME TOO)
So, just got back from the eye clinic, the 2nd Cataract surgery is done. It was so mild at 5:00 a.m. when I stepped out to test the weather, that I went in just the little fuzzy sweater I wear in the house. It all went without a hitch, and the dilation is wearing off, so I can focus with the left... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
HALF & HALF
BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN MUNDANE: Saturday… The regular and Non-fat containers of half & half sit side by side in the fridge at Schnuck’s market. I reach for the Land-O-Lakes brand but if they’re out of LOL I go for the local ones. But it’s got to be the real thing; I never touch the Non-fat. Eww, yuck! I... Sign in to see full entry.