I had such a positive response from the last post, "A Stroll Down Memory Lane," that I thought adding a few more memories was in order. These following pictures are classics that I will always treasure for the people in them and the events they captured.   Mr. Simon's yearbook class created some of the most memorable experiences of my …
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Recently, I came across some pictures in my high school scrapbook while cleaning out my art room. I must admit to delighting in this find having reconnected with many of my former friends on Facebook. So I thought that perhaps a stroll down memory lane was in order seeing how these were some of the best times of our lives.   …
46 Spring is peeking around the corner and I’m having a bad hair day!
So what does hints of spring coming have to do with my new haircut? Well, in late winter, I trim back my garden's dead foliage and get the hankering to have my hair shorn.        My husband and I pruned our rose bushes and then got this idea to transplant them. They look pretty pathetic stripped down …
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A Menopausal Woman’s Coming of Age Story
A few weeks ago, I was thinking about some ways I could make a little extra money. You know, with all the budget cuts to teachers' pay I was going to get a jump on things and be proactive. I got this hare-brained idea that maybe I could write some magazine articles. I even bought a book on writing …
45 Let’s Get Real
Is there anyone out there who remembers that book Hinds' Feet on High Places? This is a metaphorical story about a character named "Little Miss Much Afraid" whose quest to overcome her fears results in her transformation. I used to read that book with hopes that one day I would experience the same metamorphosis. I longed to transform into a …
44 Pushing Closed Doors Open
Have you ever peered at your possible destiny as if through a key hole? You can see what you want to do or who you want to become but opening the door is difficult.    It is as if this whole other woman is trying to emerge from the person I already am. The challenge of discovering …
43 Self Disclosure II
I sense a serious case of "feet dragging" occurring in my publishing progress. I have completed half of the editor's suggested changes to my manuscript but the other half glares at me whenever I enter my art room. Yet I still walk right on by the bundle of papers sitting on the table. "My excuses are warranted," I rationalize. "I …
The Difficult Side of Destiny
There is a difficult side of destiny. This is the shadowy place untouched by the sunshine of happy thoughts and positive results. This is where the moss of life adheres and extracts every ounce of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual strength. I prefer the other side of destiny that faces right into the sunshine. Light streams through …
42 The Women in my Family
There is a happy place I go when I am with the women in my family. They are the roses and daisies of my life's garden. They bring me love and sunny thoughts.  So today's blog post pays tribute to these wonderful women who fill my heart with such happiness!      Sometimes life provides special opportunities to stop and realize how …
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