Ninasusan

Happiness gently landed on my shoulders

travel

  • This afternoon I was pouring the cold dregs out of my coffee mug and looked….really looked…at the coffee stain…. also known as seasoning. Those brown stains are almost like a badge of honor for life-long brew addicts…..or….passionate coffee drinkers. I compare the two types this way – Me…as long as it is very dark and Read more

  • Ice and snow

    A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine announced that he was taking off for Florida for a few weeks. I had 3 thoughts. He is an integral part of a spirit book class I attend on Thursdays and I thought…bummer. Wow that sounds really fun….this will be the second winter that thoughts of escaping Read more

  • Don’t leave me now!!!

    As I was rolling down I35 this afternoon from Des Moines to Kansas City, I was transported into one of those metaphysical caravans.  That feeling of belonging to the group when you travel behind or in front of other cars who have their speed control set at exactly the same speed.  Today’s relationship involved an Read more

  • I’m looking forward to…

    Well, it isn’t the snow forecast for the weekend in Kansas City. The weather will start to warm up next weekend – in the 50’s – it arrives while we are in Belize. Obviously, we didn’t plan that well.  This would have been the week to be gone! I look forward to camping this summer..Bennett Read more

  • 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