Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Family
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I realize Valentine's Day is behind us, but a chat with my mom, a movie, and an email from a friend have kept me thinking of Romantic Love and the different ways it can be expressed…especially those ways you don't anticipate when New Love first sets your heart on fire. My mother's Valentine story made me laugh.…
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In homage to Shake Russell's song, "What This Heart Holds", I decided, for Valentine's day, for Tom, I'd take a look inside. Here are a few things I discovered this heart holds… Intense blue eyes, sandy blonde hair, freckles scattered across broad shoulders… The fear and excitement of new love…that moment of recognition, that instant when my heart…
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On the news yesterday morning, I heard it was snowing in Dallas, so I called my oldest baby boy. "Hey, is it snowing? "Yeah." "So did you go play in it?" (guffaw) "No…I'm already late to work because of it! Why would I do that?" "Because you're a kid and it's snowing!" (sigh…I guess he's…
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I've been trying to follow through on my vow to stop procrastinating by thinking ahead to Valentine's Day and wondering what the heck to get my Valentine? I'm running out of time! I need ideas! He'll frown on spending money, so that rules out tools and clothes. He's always complaining about my collections, my knick-knacks and mementos…
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A rainy morning. I can hear it, a steady hum. I can see it through the window, a steady stream cascading through the hole in the gutter where one day there will be a pipe diverting the rain to the pond. One day. There aren't many mornings I decide not to walk. Days of snow and ice…
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Clutter and chaos – the catchphrase of my house and life right now. Even my to-do lists are a mess, scribbled on scraps of paper scattered all over the house and shoved to the bottom of my purse. I am on a roll of writing and house projects…but I feel like someone trying to run with…
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The sun was already blinding me by the time I headed out to walk the critters this morning – how did it get so late? To save time, I decided we would run! We could all use the exercise; Max is only a puppy in his mind, now – his body is middle-aged thick - and…
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On the local news this morning I heard there was going to be a meeting tonight at the University of Texas – an open meeting between students, parents and administration to discuss a potential tuition hike. Funny…I wasn't invited. I receive a newsletter from the University…a newsletter from the Parents' Association…and I'm on the email list…
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I felt it yesterday morning, like a palpable echo. When I awoke and remembered my college kids were back at school, I could feel the emptiness of their bedrooms. I didn't have to worry about being too loud and waking them…didn't have to remember to leave a little coffee for the girl…didn't need to think…
Long Hollow 