I have seen it happen in front yards in Charlotte County and Patrick Springs, both in VA.  It is a regular occurrence every first Friday of the month at my church.  It is spontaneous, no planned number of participants or list of songs to play.  It's having one's musical instrument(s) -… Read full post »

Each Veterans Day, I am reminded with pride that my father was a WWII veteran, sent away for 3 years to the Pacific theater.  He was in the army, a combat engineer infantryman.  He island hopped in the Solomons, at Leyte, Luzon, and Bouganville among others. 

This year, the… Read full post »

In case you missed it, Virginia had a governor/state delegate/city office election on Tuesday and Republicans basically took a broom and swept up campaign nonsense, stood atop it and declared themselves winners.   They won fair and square but I wouldn't call them winners.

I have written be… Read full post »

I had the oppportunity to use my self-propelled mower today to begin work on the leaves that cover our yard now.  First I am mulching them, but not into the attchment bag.  Health issues keep me from lifting the full bag.  So mostly leaves are cut into tiny pieces, where they… Read full post »

For a few minutes last week, I too, was caught up in the balloon story. Live coverage on cable networks, interviewing experts, warning of impending doom.  For hours this went on but my instinct was telling me more.  Seeing is not believing.  Cynically, I turned off the television, feel… Read full post »

As I sit in my home in Virginia on the first official cold day of the fall,  I ponder the meaning of the reported title of Sarah Palin's quickly written book which is yet to be published. 

We know all about going rogue in Virginia.  We have the perfect opportunity to… Read full post »

The health care and public option debates roll on while I can remember more meaningful and fair tennis matches.  Because that's what this has become.  Call it what you want, our necks are getting sore trying to follow the words and antics to obtain an understanding of the bill itself.&… Read full post »

The beginning of October has arrived.  The boys of summer are winding down.  I was reminded of that last night as I watched a rented  HBO documentary on Mickey Mantle, titled "Mantle."  He died a young, broken man.  

I find his story fascinating because #7 was so go… Read full post »

There's a big elephant in a room called Chicago.  A teen was pummeled to death, had the life literally beaten and stomped out of him.  All captured on video, thankfully.  But I hope someone else was calling 911 and someone else had the courage to enter into the gates of hell to… Read full post »

I'm very perplexed this week over a couple of things.  I don't want to go off on a tangent but allow me to meld some topics together that may or may not be a match.

First there are the Farmville, VA brutal murders of a family and a friend by a… Read full post »

It is Labor Day week end and I am spending it among family members in a town outside of Ft. Meade, MD, just a few minutes from Baltimore.  BFI airport and the train station set about 15 minutes from my sister's doorstep.  As I arrive, I alread feel good from riding… Read full post »

I began attending a new church over the past few weeks and I think I'm where I belong.  I recently changed churches due to troubling issues of doctrine and a woman's role in the church.  I was raised Presbyterian and still am. 

In 1973, Presbyterians split themselves into two gro… Read full post »

It all seems so scary to me as a writer, putting it out there, wondering readers' thoughts, accepting valid criticism.  I read once that the biggest fear people seem to list is public speaking.  Being a reformed shy person, I understand that.  But I think it should be a required class… Read full post »

Looking west, on a very hot day. Clad in a blue oxford shirt, under our white ash tree that is actually green.  I look forward to sharing my "Thursday Thoughts"  with readers in the future. .  

Va. Tech Grad.   

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Being my very first post and technologically unsavvy, I'm trying to upload a picture of me from my cell phone, not my hard drive.  All my pictures are on my phone.  So, to begin, can someone instruct me in plain simple terms?

Thank you. 

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