I inherited an old clock that once belonged to my great grandfather. This brass and glass clock sat on the shelf at Moms house for years never running , just sitting there. This clock had a partner, not a mate… Continue reading

 Those that feel the necessity of offering proof are the ones I trust the least. I find a certain insincerity in that and can’t shake it. I don’t want to go into specifics and cause any undue tension but am… Continue reading

 When the first settlers came to this land they discovered they were not alone. The ” savages ” that lived in those dense forests were something to be feared. The reason was a simple one, because they were different. The… Continue reading

 I have written in the past about age differences. What I was thinking about was when we were children. Two years or more seemed like a big deal. This was especially true with brothers and sisters. The way they remembered… Continue reading

 Well my blogging has become somewhat sporadic lately. All this traveling. You could say retiring has created new avenues for me, no pun intended. It has given me the opportunity to travel around without worrying about a schedule. I like… Continue reading

 A new group is in town with the expressed purpose of empowering women. Empowering, a word I hear tossed around a great deal in the last year or so. The dictionary says it means to give someone the power or… Continue reading

 In the irony that is life time seems to speed up just as you learn to be patient and enjoy it. At least that is what I am experiencing. When I was younger and even into my later years I… Continue reading

 New thoughts on old ideas. That’s what happens with every generation. The thing is a generation is generally considered to be twenty years. So, that means I should be in my third generation of thinking. I would say I have… Continue reading

 This week is the homecoming dance. My grandson will be attending for the second time. There is much hoopla surrounding this event. Now I graduated in 1971 and don’t remember ever having a homecoming dance. I am somewhat puzzled by… Continue reading

 The other day I was taken a bit off guard. A friend who I had gone to school with called me a troll ! I had to look up the definition of a ” internet troll ” as I wasn’t… Continue reading