Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: My Evolution
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"I'm a late bloomer, but I finally figured out that there is always going to be someone better than you, and, at some point, you just have to say, that's OK, I still have something to offer." ~Kathy Davis, former art teacher turned millionaire greeting card designer
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Remembering my friend Nancy on her birthday, and feeling very grateful for our friendship.
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Celebrating a long-time friendship, wishing Rae a happy 50th birthday.
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I believe the last big Fifty party has come and gone – and it was a Grand Finale, just like at the end of a fabulous 4th of July fireworks show. Of course, I have to make it clear that Rae is not 50. Yet. She is hanging on tight to 49 for three more days.…
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I'm a fifty-year-old, perimenopausal woman, clinging stubbornly to decades-old dreams of finishing college and making a living as a full-time writer. Imagine my surprise when I heard a song on the radio that seemed to express all of the jumbled emotions many women (and probably men) my age are feeling - disappointment, discouragement, determination, joy and hope – and…
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What a strange, wonderful world it is… Almost forty years after I sat in a darkened room for two hours, listening to music, hoping for yet fearing my very first kiss from the boy sitting next to me – a kiss that never materialized because we were both too shy to talk, much less kiss – I impulsively…
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TG is really and truly a college student now, surrounded with college and all things college-related. By the time I got home from work yesterday, she had her things packed and ready to go. She had even tidied up her bedroom! Daniel and his friend Austin met us at her dorm and helped us get her…
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Charly's face, hopeful and questioning, peered at me through the French doors, his white fur glowing in the soft light of dawn. He hadn't done that in ages – obviously, he took our morning walks for granted as much as I did. But this was going on three days! Please, Mom? "Don't worry – we're going this morning.…
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It was supposed to be a taste of the next course in our life – Empty Nest. But if this is what it tastes like, can I send it back? Not really, but…COME ON! TG was gone for the past few days – which means ALL the kids were gone…Tom and I had the house all…
Long Hollow 