Category Archives: REALITY

Those words are attributed to Crazy Horse before the Battle of the Little Big Horn.  They went through my mind a couple times today, as I walked out in the unusual warmth of a January day.  There have been many … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I do, even after virtual immersion of twenty years of religious beliefs have some doubts.  But when I see the eagle perched on that tree at the fish hatchery up the road I take it as a sure sign of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Traditional stuffed shrimp for a nice quiet dinner and I’m back at writing and watching TV.  A great movie–at least as far as I’m concerned.  I just loved Shrek and this is Shrek 2. The animation is particularly amazing as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So now there’s a new term for what was once called "reality" TV.  No longer reality, but "actuality," or "true" TV.  Since as we’ve learned, words change with the times. Gay no longer means merry or happy, and certain words … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No resolutions as such, more like some plans that consider the time left in my life.  Some quiet reflection today as I focus on an undecorated Christmas tree. Things that make you stop and think, things that must be written … Continue reading → Continue reading →

While I’m hoping things change a lot this coming year, this is one of the things I do actually enjoy doing in picture framing.   Glass from an antique clock, smashed in transit, saved by the clockmaker and taped together (with … Continue reading →

We married late in life so I am more lax about the habits that are decades deep.  Some things, however, do require behavior modification.  That’s on both sides, of course, but he doesn’t have a weblog and I do. For … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, while my niece is living it up with Kid Rock in Spain  (USO Christmas Show–some great photos of her and the Kid, Lance Armstrong, Robin Williams) I spent the morning fielding off one gas company from taking my tanks … Continue reading →

Twas a nice enough Christmas, though there’s nothing left of my own family traditions, now lost to me in the fallout of war. Even our Christmas Eve has been changed by the ill health of our sister-in-law’s dad, but we … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So happy to report that I finally did receive the package I was waiting to get in time for Christmas for my husband. Yes, the sender did pay $9.65 to the US Postal Service for Priority mail from Texas to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just got out of the shop and I’m waiting for one last customer to pickup.  Been working since 8 am, and worked on these pieces after a loverly rib roast dinner last night. Here’s the figurework for cutting 25 openings … Continue reading →

Working in the shop today, but I’ll take tonight off before I start my last day before Christmas back on Monday.  Cutting twenty-five openings for twenty-five years of children for each of six large photo collages and to concentrate I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

E-mailed my niece in Spain to have her let me know if the packages I sent out on December 11th did not make it because I couldn’t track it.  She already had them!  So that’s great service. However, a check … Continue reading →