Family
Day Well Spent
Today my friends and I went downtown for lunch. We enjoyed the meal and the colorful waiter who kept telling us that he worked in the kitchen. We weren’t really sure if they just pulled him out to work the floor today, or if it was now his regular job. He seemed a little – […]
Houseplants
Today is my mom’s birthday and it has been almost 2 years since she died. I watered her plants as I usually do on Saturdays. Today I thought more about what that process has been like. I have never been very good at taking care of houseplants. But as I cared for my mother, when […]
Sharing Bread
My daughter in law texted me tonight saying that she had made some cardamom buns and wondering if I would like one. I said yes please. She was out delivering, so brought one to me. It was funny as I had made a banana bread recipe with steel cut oats. When my daughter in law […]
People in my Life
I had a busy, but wonderful weekend and I am feeling grateful for the people and relationships in my life. On Saturday I spent some time at a kind of mini retreat day with some ladies I didn’t really know too well. It was nice to get to know one another better. My mom’s best […]
Musical Children
I spent some time this afternoon with my son, his wife, and her mother. We went to tea at one of the local landmarks. The venue also hosts a period feast at Christmas with a king and queen and madrigals. My daughter in law’s mom talked about how much she enjoyed being in that choir […]
The True Cross
It is tradition to generate a crucifix at the Good Friday celebration. Tonight at church, they had 1 large cross for the congregation to touch, kiss, or respect in some way as we remembered that Jesus Christ died on that cross for us. It took a long time. As I was praying before and after […]
Long Lost Cousin
My dad started his photography when he was still in high school, doing yearbooks and such. He even participated in camera clubs, submitting his best photos. We have a beautiful, large framed photo that he took of his “baby sister” in 1949, when she was 17 years old. My dad won an honorable mention for […]
Starting Phase 1
My older son and his family are beginning phase 1 of their grand adventure tomorrow. They have been wanting to move further east and my son got a job in the area they were looking at. Since my granddaughter is starting school break, this was a good time for them to all go out and […]
Persevering and Independent
The other day I saw some photos that my cousin took of the recent blizzard they had which dumped over 30″ of snow. It has been a long time since I have seen that kind of snowstorm. Knowing my aunt experienced the same thing, my sister and I called her this evening. She said she […]
Having Guests
I really had a hankering for shepherds pie for St. Patrick’s Day and wanted to make some Irish soda bread to go with it. That makes so much food and I thought it would be fun to share it. I invited my sons and their families over. Most of them had other plans. So my […]
Still Finding God 