Signs of the Fall Season…all from a box…

Let the season begin!  Nice cool temperatures in the evening, changing of the color of some leaves, pumpkins on sight, dreams of sipping apple cider on a nice cold evening with friends, stirring it with a piece of cinammon…which movie am I watching? Welcome to Florida…the forever summer land.  Like most of the stuff in ourContinue reading “Signs of the Fall Season…all from a box…”

…And everything will be back to normal…

While watching one of my Novelas, one of the characters said to her soon-to-be husband, “when everything goes back to normal….”  This phrase made me think that things are always normal, because it is what we are going through at that moment in particular. If we compare one moment to another, that will bring aContinue reading “…And everything will be back to normal…”

Celebrating the goodness and differences in all of us…

I was reading a posting on Facebook yesterday whereby one person was making a comment about how his ideological friends that belong to the party other than his should feel bad for their ideological preference. It made me feel very sad for this person, because I thought that to distill so much anger and sarcasm,Continue reading “Celebrating the goodness and differences in all of us…”

What this blog is really all about…my footprints during my journey…

This blog is really a conversation with all of my friends, but most important, it is a recorded diary of some sort for my daughter, so she can understand the hows and whys of who I am. We very seldom have deep conversations with our children.  We mostly talk about problems, about issues they or we are facing,Continue reading “What this blog is really all about…my footprints during my journey…”

The power of making lists…even the “My dreams” list

I was going through some of the many lists I have been making for a long while already. To my surprise, most of the things on the list of “Things to Do” I realized I have accomplished.  This always happens. In my “Dreams” list (remember I do not like the name of a “bucket” list),Continue reading “The power of making lists…even the “My dreams” list”

Thanks God for the arts…and beautiful things…

Today, during the process of doing my mundane chores, I stopped at a red light.  There I pondered about the pesky little cameras waiting to suck it to a careless driver and to the ones that are careful also. We live in a society where the state derives pleasure from setting up its citizens forContinue reading “Thanks God for the arts…and beautiful things…”

Bag with a lot of surprises…who can you trust anymore…

Just yesterday I learned something that has left me surprised and disappointed, but really, after the initial shock, I am back to being my old self. I have been training myself not to let anything, too good or too bad to surprise me or shock me.  After six + decades, what gives. I learned, thanksContinue reading “Bag with a lot of surprises…who can you trust anymore…”