Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Worth Quoting
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Earthquakes scare me. I've never experienced one…just seen the devastation from the big ones on television. Hurricanes destroy and devastate…but they come with warnings. Even with tornadoes, you see the storm clouds on the horizon. But earthquakes are sneaky. There can be a blue sky overhead…no warnings flashing on the television or sirens going off…then wham!…
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A song came on the radio this afternoon – one I'd never heard before. I was punching buttons and this line jumped out at me from a country/western station…"I feel like 17 when I'm in my hometown…" Well, I'm not even sure that was the line, but it was something similar and it made me think…
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Knotted muscle in my neck…can't quite catch my breath…geez, it's only Jan. 4 and I'm already stressing about how to get everything accomplished that I want to do this year! I wish I could resolve to have an extra 6 hours each day – that would help! But, of course, I can't. None of us can.…
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This year I resolve to sell my book and become a millionaire. I'm setting up an archery range in my mind. Yesterday I posted about some abstract, daily goals for the year. They still hold true, and when it's all said and done, I still believe what's most important is just trying to figure out and…
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Last night Tom and I fell asleep with the sound of voices in our ears…the rare sound of young voices just outside our bedroom door fighting to be heard in their eagerness to share stories, peppered with shouts, gasps and laughs. It's been months since we've had anything but silence in our ears as we…
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"To love our neighbors as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality." – John Locke Dennis lived in Long Hollow first – years and years before anyone else thought it was appealing to live down a dirt road. He had…
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After the outpouring of love and support over the past few days about Charly's death, I don't think I want to "count my age by friends"…I'd be really, really old! I know there will be days when the Charly memories hit me hard…I know there will be tears…but right now God has answered prayers and I…
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Charly stopped eating last night. This morning he was too weak to go for a walk…even though Tom had the day off and would be joining us. So I stayed behind and petted him until Tom and Max returned, not wanting him to be alone. I had hoped it wouldn't come to this. I had…
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"…I want to get leaner and meaner, sharp-edged & earth-colored, till I fade away from pure joy." This is part of a verse written on a plaque that a friend gave me a few years ago. I thought of these words as I strolled beside Charly this morning on our walk. Yes, he's still scrambling…
Long Hollow 