We moved into a smaller house and turned one bedroom into an office with two work stations, one for me and one for Rick. I’ve been organizing and reorganizing since we moved in. We have a storage unit just for files; Rivers Aviation Services files, tax files with back-up receipts on everything, and my research …
I’m coming to the end of my current WIP and find myself feeling a little blue. It’s taken me months to get to know these characters. They might still have more to say and do, or could, if I had the time and imagination to continue to live vicariously through their trials and triumphs. It’s …
I love movies, primarily movies that make me want to stand up and cheer. I’m especially moved by those based on real life people who rise above great trials. Here are some of the movies I’ve collected and still enjoy: Rudy October Sky Remember the Titans Gifted Hands McFarland, USA Race When the Game Stands …
There has been a lot of talk about putting up a wall along our southern border. The idea didn’t start with the new administration. It goes way back. “There’s nothing new under the sun,” as King Solomon said. Mankind has been building walls for centuries; around cities and castles, along borders. We have plenty of …
Everyone seems to be angry these days: protesters on the march, cowards in black using crowd-cover to cause chaos; incendiary columnists on all sides, hysterical letters to the editor, people unfriending life-long friends because they have different political views. And name-calling didn’t end when the campaign was over. Both sides are grouping and categorizing people. …
I love birds, all kinds of birds, even the ones who like to bomb my car when it’s parked outside. I’m always on the lookout for the pair of hawks that live nearby, or the golden eagle that perched briefly in the oak tree behind our fence. I love to see geese flying in formation …
Our local newspaper informs us when we are allowed to have a fire in our fireplace. Those “burn days” are few and far between, even in wet-chill-to-the-bone weather. We recently had a burn day and lit a fire in our hearth. Ah, there is nothing like a nice crackling fire on a cold, blustery day. …
Rick and I live in Northern California, and for the last few weeks, we have been drenched. We’ve needed rain desperately over the last few years, but now, the storms are coming, one after another, soaking the flood plains (where we live), saturating mountainsides and filling creeks, streams, rivers and reservoirs. We’ve had days of …
Usually, New Year’s Eve will see me meditating and writing out my list of possibilities for the coming year. This year, respiratory flu has sapped me of energy to do anything but lounge under a blanket and watch episodes of “Star Trek” (the original) and “Twilight Zone” and then an entire season of “Humans”. I …
Rick and I just enjoyed one of our yearly traditions: watching “Ben Hur” (1959 with Charleton Heston) based on Lew Wallace’s novel, Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ published in 1880. The movie never fails to make me cry – several times. This version earned 11 Oscars, and still stands as one of the …