My mom had a wonderfully peaceful dream it seems.  She and I were taken in by a Vietnamese family and they treated her royally.  They had two little kids who were always giving her attention and admiring her.  We were fed and clean and she was so grateful for their… Read full post »

  My mom had been itching to ask me this question.  "Why do you make these things if you aren't going to sell them?" 

   I told her is was because of the ideas.  It is creative and one thing leads me to another.  If some of the things… Read full post »

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     Two new Farmer Markets have opened in my little town and they have already greatly enhanced the life here.  The food is great and the Art is inspiring.  I love the jewelry and the antiques.  There was a Christian group selling t shirts with Fight for the… Read full post »

    I don't like the sound of this latest development where the United States is going to supply arms to the rebels in Syria because Assad had crossed the line by using chemical weapons. 

    It reminds me  of Colin Powell telling us that Weapons of Mass Destructio… Read full post »

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   Anger wells up inside me so suddenly when I am dealing with my 94 year old mother that it overwelms my thoughts.   I have been trying to get my mother to read for years but she is stubborn.  I bought her a Danielle Steele novel which she used to like… Read full post »

       I have been putting some of my art work out in the garden at my mom's house.  She is not interested in having any more of it there.  Why are you making more of these things?  I don't need any more.  Sell them.

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    I felt sorry for my mom when she told me there was no reason to live anymore.  I listed her grandkids and great granddaughter.  Nope.  I suggested places to travel to.  Nope.  I said just to see my sunny face one more day...Nope.   So I felt sorry… Read full post »

     Early morning dew and the rising sun illuminated a patch of intricate spider webs in our back ice plant field.   Each one was a masterpiece.

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           With a loud crack and thud sound this big limb fell on to my roof… Read full post »

           If my mother had used her cane she might not have to use a walker now for the rest of her life.  The surgeon says it keeps her grounded and saf… Read full post »

     It all started when I saw an enormous truck full of Dreyer's Ice Cream on the freeway early this morning.  I was spellbound… Read full post »

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      When I first put her on in the dressing room I could smell the perfume and powder of the former owner.  Who was she?   Her energy is permeating my soul this evening and I am receiving lots of positive points from this new blouse.  Quite… Read full post »

  Long and tall, young and fierce, Rena walked into the Main Street Bookstore as if she was spoiling for a fight.  Her dark hair and model good looks usually parted the crowds wherever she went and today was no exception.  She strode in with a purpose and while the men… Read full post »

  I had no idea there was a conflict about the plural of the word penis.  Is it penises, penis' or peni?  You would think with all of the peni I have seen I would have used the plural form in some context but this is new to me.

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   Like a home visit

   Comforting in the midst of storms,

    Full of knowledge, compassion

     A female touch

     An intelligent friend

     The doctor called

      and we talked

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   I just left my mom alone in her own little house and came out to my little house after taking care of her for a week.   This will be the first night I have slept in my own bed again and I am looking forward to it.  However the bed… Read full post »

   Tomorrow I take my mom to her home from rehab for a broken hip and it will be fun.   I  found myself thinking about the nice liquor cabinet she and Dad always had in their house.  I think I will have to start sampling what is in it. 

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   I was having spoiled tantrum thoughts about my Mother being back among the living and they were sinking me down into the dirt.  Fortunately my daughter in Hawaii and I had a long wonderful conversation while my granddaughter played in the Zoo there.  Uplifted.

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  I saw my mother with her 'military' shirt on rise up to her full Navy Nurse status and order an appointment with the doctor in her Rehab facility.  I saw her fierceness and intimidating mannars.  It didn't work.  The doctor just sent a cryptic note on her chart to sentence… Read full post »

   Recently my cousins came for a visit from Indiana.   I took them into my little private backyard and they were such good sports.  However the lady became a little uncomfortable as she looked at my nude stucco 3D paintings. 

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