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“Where there is life there is hope.”

This title is a quote from my favourite show, Downton Abbey, of course. If you have followed my writing at all I am sure you know that. I was standing at the front window looking to the east as the sun was appearing and thought to myself how blessed I am. Where there is lifeContinue reading ““Where there is life there is hope.””

What’s EARLY!?

Today … and the past week or so I have been up before 6 AM! Why because I am staying with my family and there are two young men in my world daily! One morning I was wakened at 5:45 AM! He stood at the edge of the bed and said, “Gramma, I kind ofContinue reading “What’s EARLY!?”

Time … I have talked about this before

Where does time collapse into? Whether I think about something from 62 years ago, in 1963 like my sister’s wedding where I was a flower girl at four years old, or my thoughts about yesterday’s hike in the woods, where do these memories go for me to then recollect them later? I find that soContinue reading “Time … I have talked about this before”

Get to ….

Today I got to take out the garbage! Can you imagine?! I tied up the bag, grabbed my keys, put on my flip flops (in my day they were called “thongs” but don’t call them that now or the younger gen will be rolling on the floor laughing that you put a “thong” on yourContinue reading “Get to ….”

The Next Adventure

Shane (my son) said to me, “Mom you said you were NEVER going to do another solo hike, when you were in Ireland.” I said, “One learning as we age is NEVER say NEVER!” Funny how in the throes of adventure the lows can make you say things you really do not mean. Being inContinue reading “The Next Adventure”

Where is the month going?

Day 25 – It feels like I missed day 24 … missed it all together. I woke up and the day got away and, before I knew it, I was in bed at the end of it. I did produce a video yesterday. A video of my weekend in Niagara Falls Canada (of course, lol).Continue reading “Where is the month going?”

Birthdays

I must admit, I needed to pull up a January 2018 calendar to check the dates. The dates I am checking on is my sobriety birthday. Is there joy in the fact I have lost track of the actual date? I love that! I love the fact that I must revisit a monthly calendar toContinue reading “Birthdays”