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Last night I had a dream…this very dear person, that has gone to Heaven, and I were having a conversation and all I remember about the dream is what this person said, that even in the dream I said “wow! that is so profound.” This is what this person said “If you have not beenContinue reading “Even love has to be taught…”

And you thought that only little boys liked trains.  Well…I better like them a lot, because I have six of them going almost next to my building on a daily basis. This morning during my forced-to-walk there it was… one of them.  This time a cargo or freight train.  I cannot help it, but IContinue reading “Vintage chicks like trains too…Here comes the train…Six times a day…”

What do you do with old apples, totally ignored for over four months, because I am on a kick for cantaloupes right now; and a box of old dried raisins. Well…if you are like me, I do not like to waste anything, and like to repurpose almost everything…do not like to throw things out…you become creativeContinue reading “Concoction of old apples…old raisins…and voila!”

This is my bounty from a trip with my 90-year-old girlfriend to our Community Garden.  First, I couldn’t open the lock, even though the combination was in place.  Then a city employee was passing by and I asked him if the combination had been changed, so he called the city and the combination was correct. Continue reading “Community Garden Trip…”

Sometimes we take so much for granted.  The beauty of a flower, a rock, a scenery, and sometimes we even take friends, family and so many other things for…granted. This morning during my whenever-I feel-like-it-walks, there was this scent in the air.  I kept my rapid pace, but stopped by some orange trees along my walk,Continue reading “Gifts of Nature…Orange Blossoms…”

Sometimes you don’t realize how much you miss people or places, until you have the opportunity to see them again.  This happened to me for the past two weeks, but yesterday was my wake up call. Raylene and Richard, graceful North Carolinians, hope this is the way you call people from that beautiful state, cameContinue reading “North Carolina back into my life…what a nice surprise!”

While one of my dear friends was visiting with me this past week, I decided to go out and eat a French dejeuner, lunch, as we say here in America. Garzon did not speak le Francais, so I had to teach him a few words.  When in the world am I going to practice my French? Continue reading “Another magnifique French aliment…le dejeuner…lunch…”

Ronald Franklin Buttry March 5, 1938 – February 25, 2009 “Ship off the coast, of a faraway land, holds thousands of turtles, and a pirate who is grand. He loves all his people, and he brings them good cheer, with a parrot on his back, a tune in his ear. Ron Buttry is his name,Continue reading “Ronald Franklin…thinking of you today…”

Needed to change the posting, because it will date the blog more obviously if I leave it with the St. Valentine’s Day message.  Hope you had a happy one.  I surely did. The weather here is just beautiful…even though was in the high 20’s just the other night.  Yep, it gets chilly here sometimes.  We hadContinue reading “Back to the saddle again…”

Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud,  it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Loves does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,Continue reading “Love is a wonderful thing…”