Sunday, May 20, 2018
I Really Am Old
I really am old, aren't I? I don't see myself that way in my mind. Most of the time I don't feel that way. But, looking at me...and my Grandson Peter...and my Great-grandbaby Vivienne, I have to ask, "Who is that old lady in the picture? I think I like her. She looks like my Grandma Jelinek did the...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018
One Of A Kind
What better day to think about the past, to write about the past, to talk about the past? What better time to remember the past, than Mothers Day? That is especially true if you had a good match--What I mean by that is a match made in heaven. That term is usually referring to a husband and wife, but...
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Saturday, May 12, 2018
Letter To A Far Away Loved One
"Darling One. Auntie Nila stopped by a bit ago. I greeted her with my usual happiness at her visits. She is such a sweetie. But somewhere into her visit, the atmosphere changed from sunshine to tears. How can this be? It was supposed to be "happy ever after" after your last bout with hospitals and...
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
I Lied
I bought myself a Mothers Day present. It comes tomorrow. I'm hoping to get it installed and put together and used the first time without anybody noticing. When my sons, at various times, asked me, "What do you want for Mothers Day, I lied and said, "I don't want anything. I have everything I want."...
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Sunday, May 6, 2018
The Runaway
I never ran away from home, never had a desire to do so--at least not until I was married and had four growing active children. No, it was not the children that made me want to disappear, make a new life elsewhere. It was their father who had changed, or seemed to. Actually I don't really think he...
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