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Everything ends. But there are always new beginnings.

If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand  of the same master. – Michaelangelo

Lady Guinevere Of Camelot IV 1993-2010

Well folks, it’s been a [...]

Packing The Family Into One Bed

The theme/prompt for THIS week, January 19, is:

HEADS – “Pack”

I’ve been wondering about co-sleeping for some time. You know, packing the entire family into one bed. When my kids were babies no one practiced co-sleeping that I knew of. We had a nursery ready and set to go before the baby came [...]

when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth

My birthday, yesterday, was a quite wonderful day. MacDougal and Funsize, instead of buying me a gift, took me out! As you can imagine, I haven’t been out for a nice dinner in years. We first went to a wonderful restaurant I had never even heard of before, the 94th Aero Squadron. It is located [...]

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!”

Tomorrow begins the end of a decade. It seems to me, upon reflection, this has been one of my most amazing decades. Both good and bad, it has been a decade of change.

We rang in this decade at Great’s cabin. All the family together as we hadn’t been in years and haven’t been since. Aunts [...]

ode to christmas tree

as i lay beneath you
the scent of pine is sweet and deep
the lights twinkle off the glass of years gone by
no dazzle, no tinsel, no new-fangled gizmo
can reflect the light as do the colored glass
of days gone by
my great grandmother, matriarch of our clan
long gone since I was eight, but alive
in the hearts and souls [...]