The Best Lesson Of All
I love the fact that I met so many stories while I writing my book I Chose You. One of my favorite stories fits into today's discussion on chaining dogs outside. Look what happens when people decide to do something different than they've always done. If you've not picked up a copy I sure hope you will. It's the perfect gift for all the dog lovers in your life and you'll meet some amazing dogs like Buddy the Beagle. https://amzn.to/3Wa7Ozt THE BEST LESSON OF ALL Ellie Ray Spivey “Everything I know I learned from dogs.” — Nora Roberts It was going to be a great summer. As I drove to the small seaside community, I thought about how much fun my best friend and I would have. The most exciting part was that Annie had just adopted a beagle named Buddy. Pulling into the driveway, I noticed a lump of [...]
Could I Hold Your Hand?
I went to the ATM today which is in a little area before going into the bank. This bank doesn't have a drive-up ATM so I usually just walk in.As I was going in an older man held the door open for me and I encouraged him to go first. His friend came a minute or so later and the two of them were quite the pair trying to figure out how to get the ATM card into the slot. I asked them if I could help, and they handed over the card. I inserted it correctly and explained that this is the slowest ATM in Oshkosh. The first man finished his transaction and I told his friend to go next. He seemed surprised, but I said the sooner he got done the sooner they could get into their nice warm car and they agreed. I had to help the [...]
An Earl-Shaped Space
January was a tough month. Every day it seemed a celebrity died. But the one goodbye that hits hard for my family is my uncle Earl. He would have been 95 in March and we'll have a memorial on his birthday weekend. I am hoping to go to Washington DC for that. I talked to my aunt yesterday who is the last of nine still with us. She's having a tough time as the two of them were so very close. I told her that when we love someone as much as she loved Earl it's like there's an Earl-shape in her heart that's empty and needs to be filled. We all have those empty spaces that need filling. We can fill them with memories and stories and doing the things we liked to do together. It doesn't happen overnight, but it doesn't help to think of filling that space [...]
Disaster, A Matter of Perspective
I don't remember what we were arguing about on the morning of January 28, 1986 at 6:37:53.444 Hawaiian time, but I know my husband and I were once again at odds about something. I can't [...]
A Gardening Book Review
I am an author and a member of several author communities. I connected with an author who released a book in December that some of you might find helpful. We are finally at the point [...]
Thank Goodness for Pets
Thank goodness for pets. Yesterday was a horrible headache day. Weather and pretty much every single thing on the spines of the first book. I decided to curl up on the sofa and read. It [...]