Holiday exhaustion

by | Dec 9, 2015 | wordering

I’m peopled out and it’s only the 9th of December. Seems year over year that the good will reprieve of Thanksgiving and gratitude wears out sooner and sooner. I haven’t stopped yet to track it, but I’m mighty tempted to do just that. I’d...

Escape

by | Dec 9, 2015 | Jolanthe's Musings and Ramblings

I have been a reader for many many moons. I can remember sitting in the reading circle in grade school. You know the one. The one where everyone takes a turn reading. *sigh* Yeah…you know my pain. There were some slow readers, so I would read ahead, because (as...

Quitters, apathy & trying again.

by | Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized

Every year we do a little holiday thing for the families we have served during the year. Nothing big…just a day, some baked goods, some music, a chance to say Hi. Three years ago it was a cold, crappy, sleeting day and there was a large crowd. Last year not so...

Where does it end?

by | Dec 5, 2015 | Abyrne's pound of flesh

“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of, who do the things that no one can imagine.” – The Imitation Game I had not seen this movie. I’m not much of one to watch films. I have known the story of Alan Turing and his...

It will all fall into place…

by | Dec 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

The other day I was totally at peace with the small corner of my world. Today, not so much. This holiday season is not going as smoothly as previous years. Too much is still up in the air, not sure what’s going to be resolved in time, if at all. I try not to let it...

Day by Day

by | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized

Many of you know that I duel it out with pancreatitis several times a year. This year the kick up was just before the Thanksgiving holiday. Do not be fooled, I tried to sneak some solids onto the menu for myself. Foolish it was, and foolish I felt, but I just...

Just another manic monday

by | Nov 30, 2015 | Savie Shenanigans

I’ve said it jokingly to several people now, but in the shadowy corner of my soul where all my truths hide, I’m pretty sure it’s there among the cobwebs; I’m so far behind right now, I’ve lapped myself twice on the back field...

Focus on the good

by | Nov 28, 2015 | Uncategorized

Looking back on my life the past couple of three years, it’s been a veritable roller coaster. Things are finally on a somewhat even keel, for now anyway. While my life is far from perfect, I do have more than my fair share of blessings. With Thanksgiving this past...

Counting down and paying it forward

by | Nov 28, 2015 | Abyrne's pound of flesh

Tis the day after Thanksgiving and all through the house, no one is stirring, not even to reheat leftovers… The holiday itself is ended, but the replete calm of time together is in full swing. Chess, books, old movies, and time to just talk is my favorite part...