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Oh the difference a few hours make…I’m going stir crazy stuck in this house with him, one grandson, 5 cats and one dog. What was I thinking….it just keeps raining…I need something to do….I’m going insane. Read more
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When I went into the shower this morning, it was raining….a nice gentle rain…when I came out of the shower the sun was poking thru the clouds…I have always appreciated this act of Mother Nature because it always reminded me of appreciating the good times after you have weathered the bad times. Then my very… Read more
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One of the things that he and I have in common is our love and fascination with airplanes. Perhaps you don’t know, but he attended Indian Hills in Ottumwa for airplane mechanics and he actually left me while we were dating for a job in Louisiana to work on helicopters for PHI. Before 9/11 and… Read more
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I went over to my old #xanga site a few minutes ago…..it was like going back to visit a house you used to live in. What was really sad was finding my old friend’s list. So many people that I had never met but felt like I knew them better than the people I saw… Read more
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…and we are already in Pompei really hoping these next two days are peaceful for Mount Vesuvio! 2 1/2 hours from Vasto, it’s un altro mundo…different world. I had forgotten the awe I felt the first time seeing ancient ruins while driving down the street. We have only experienced the area around the ruins but… Read more
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I didn’t used to even question the way my mind works..because, obviously, you only have your mind and don’t know how the monkey turns the crank in anyone else’s mind. I’m a rapid thinker or to describe it better, the electrical currents seem to bank off the the little cells similar to the balls in… Read more
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…and it isn’t new to me. We had one in our house in Des Moines when I was growing up in the 60’s. The full house attic fan. When it is running it sucks cool air into the house from every open window and door. It also expedites the smell of cooked cabbage rapidly through… Read more
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This morning, Truman and I have decided to lounge in bed. I’ve been catching up on what everyone thinks and is doing on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WordPress…Truman is being a little more productive. He and I slept with the deck door open last night and this morning’s cool breeze and view has reminded me… Read more
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I have quite a few people in my life that I can call friend. Friends come and go physically in my life. They are here and then they move away and with each one I have experienced a huge loss. There are people I have called friends who were not really my friend – they… Read more
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Its hard to believe that a week from today we will be somewhere up there >destination Italia! The mental prep is going on now. I hate the mental prep. Before this week, we were planning and imagining and dreaming about the adventure. This pre-week mental prep involves getting our affairs in order here before we… Read more
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