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I do not know where to begin with this description. The time period is from 0 to now. Please don't ask how long that is. I am sure with certain clues, you will be able to figure that out. I am writing this on my favorite old computer at home. I have a computer room that doubles as a retreat for a few of my pets when they want to be alone. I will cover mostly current thoughts. I hope to add some pictures as I have seen in a blog. I think that to do this sharing will take a lot of work, but the pictures I have seen are well worth it. Occasionally, I might review a flashback in mylife. I have times when I just roll that special even around in my mind until it has every possible facet examined. Usually this time is to try to figure out a "what if" scenario. If some of my items have no zest to it feel free to say so. I think that after I have some a few trial runs, then the real me will be out for all of the world to see. Luck you! As the saying goes, "Come with me and the best is yet to be." |
  From January 3rd about bridges There are so many bridges one could talk about. Old, new, high, long, historical and famous. But there is one bridge that is in my heart. I have not used it but some friends of mine hasve used it. I am thinking of he Rainbow Bridge that my dear fur baby friends have crossed after they have passed away. Mikie, my cat had seizures. Diamond, a dog, had a inoperable tumor behind his eye. Stubby, my dearest car, had an internal problem and had a stroke that gave him no hope. And then there are a few more that melted my heart. It is hard to loose someone you rescued from the street or a high kill shelter. But the one thing I said was that as they went to sleep, to look for a light. Walk towards it and you will see a beautiful bridge. Cross it . You will see someone to greet you and show you around. It will be okay. This was the famous Rainbow Bridge that all animals can cross and be spiritually alive and without pain. And as I have read further, they can meet friends that they knew on the ‘other ‘ side. I told them that they would feel no pain. They could run and play. And if I could, I would visit them one day. I hope this is true and I will try to keep my promise. Whether this is a myth or something seen in the subconscious, I hope that it is true. All animals should go to heaven. I hope they do. |
| January 4th, 2025 A wonder of nature from the sky doth fall The cold, beautiful snowflake Can keep young and old in awe. We see It’s beauty Such white on the ground It falls from the sky without a sound How cold it is when we pick it up The snow then melts And can fit in a cup No wonder a child will smile and make HIs own special snowman With its face that is great. |
| {photo: 1070288}. Jan.2 words. sixth. sprit. frozen. termination. January. elegance. sense. maneuvers Gloria was the sweetest child in the family. She waited patiently to reach the sixth grade to be allowed to enter a sport of her choice. She had seen sisters do gymnastics and brothers do basketball. Her little eyes would sparkle at the amazing activities that each had participated in and won trophies and medals. She never complained or lost the spirit of support for her siblings. I was amazed at her patience. This was her year. Her sisters begged her to do gymnastics. And her brothers suggested that she would make an excellent cheerleader. But I had the sense that she had made a decision that would make us all be proud of her. Fortunately, we had aunts and uncles who volunteered to take driver’s duty for the clan. Aunt Charlene was single and just loved the opportunity to take a child to a class. Uncle Griffin was a high school basketball standout who could coach the boys in shooting skills. But when Gloria was ready, she took us all by surprise by announcing that she wanted to do figure skating. She mentioned that classes would start in January so she asked for us to give her skates for Christmas and lessons for making good grades. Ray and I agreed . We started slowly by letting Gloria take lessons in an indoor rink. My hands and feet were frozen but Gloria loved every minute of skating. She developed movements that showed elegance and beauty. After beginners classes she reached the maneuvers of jumps and spinning. I thought that this might be the termination point since spinning made her dizzy. But she endured. The night came for the performances. The family made it a point to show Gloria the same support as she had earlier. She checked her skates. She put on her costume that was specially made for her. She was taken to the rink by her father, Ray. He looked as proud of her as he did for every child. Gloria put on a skating performance that had the family and most of the crowd on their feet at the end of her time. The smile on her face was as much joy and success as we had ever seen. Gloria was a star that night. And added to that, she was asked to go to the next level for competition. Our little skater had shown that she had the strong work ethic and talent to be one of the best athlete in the family. |
| I am not a party animal. In fact the word party makes me think of the wild scenes of movies. But to I am okay with being in the kitchen as a helper who puts things together and later goes round to clean up. I have never seen people eat too much or drink too much. My friends think that is fine because it leaves more for them. One night I went to a party in which the host was a good friend of my brother. He and my brother enjoyed military conversations. The themes went from major battles to weapons employed. Now even if these two men were at a different partly, they would find each other and begin where they left off the last time they were together. One night I went to a party where a character for the next movie being filmed was invited. All of the guests flocked to get a selfie picture or autograph. I smiled at the fact that my brother had finally gone to a party that he could really enjoy. I walked around and picked up plates, glasses and napkins. As I did so , I bumped into this friend of the host. He seemed to think that it was funny that i was trying to keep the place nice when the other guests were complete slobs. (Sorry but they were.) We introduced ourselves. I found out that he went to the same college that I did many years ago. I did not go through the fine arts program. I was going to be a teacher for the multi-impaired. He mentioned that his son and his wife had a child with Cerebral Palsy. They were concerned that there were not enough programs for the child to have an acceptable education. I understood his worry. I mentioned that the child's doctor should contact the medical center and discuss his little patient with a director of pediatric development. That put the guest at ease and he thanked me for my time. When my brother, his wife and I were going home, the host ran out to the car and thanked all of us for coming. He said that his friend left and would always remember the kindness we showed his special friend. It was a great evening. |
| The mystery began at 10:00 pm when I was trying to find a little snack before bed. I had a gift of molasses cookie in the cookie jar. Now....(music duh-duh-duh- duhhhh) the jar was barren. The only clue was a few crumbs that had been overlooked by the criminal involved. I decided walk through the house . I peeked into my brother's room. He was asleep with a book laid across his chest. Next was Papa Joe's room. He had drank a glass of milk but did not appear to eat anything with it. Finally was Aunt Fiona who was supposed to be on. a diet. On her night stand was a plate with one cookie left. As she came up the stairs,, with dry clothes fro the dryer, she looked startled at me. I had caught her red handed and red faced. "Hope you don't mind." "No Aunt Fiona, but someone has to tell the doctor that you broke your diet. "Yes, I guess the truth is best." She walked into her room and looked out an open door, "But I'll do it okay?" I did not think that the next batch of cookies will last more than one day. I smiled at the fact that my new recipe would have been a success. But then I have taken a few cookies that smelled so good when I was younger. Motto: If one is going to make cookies, then put the jar on the top shelf in the pantry. I have tried to get the logo here. |
| I have yet to get the LOGO copied. I will work on it. In the meantime, enjoy the entry. Have a good day! "January reminds us that we have 12 new chapters to fill. Make the most of each one". We have a calendar which could be compared to a book. Most of the calendars have the universal holidays listed. One has the option to add birthdays, anniversaries as well as births. Those are the known factors. But the spaces are reserved for special times and events that could be important to family and historical notes. My list of events are" 1. the day my husband and I arrived at our new home. 2. the day we went to our first church service 3. the day that citizens in the area remember a federal building was bombed 4. the day our neighbor's daughter was killed by a man who was angry with people in a medical office 5. the day a tornado tore up a house nearby 6. the day our son-in-law and wife were in an auto accident 7. the day that I was attacked and beat up by a goose 8. the day I ordered a gift for my husband 9. the day that I had surgery and the list could go on. Each month or chapter could be as descriptive as I choose. Some incidents could have newspaper clippings saved or notated. Not only that but some calendars have such beautiful pictures that they could be used as prompts for stories, poems or dream vacations. Why not just say that calendars can be fun, informative as well as archival. Ten years from now, I will look back and think, "those were the days, my friend." |
| I have tried to copy the Blog Circle of Friends logo but it did not show. I am so far behind in writing that I will try to do two per day to catch up. I do hope to do better for the new year. And yes the dog picture is gone. He is my husband's PTSD do who has done unforgivable acts that I do not want to see him when I write. He has eaten my cat's food and the cat needs this food. More to be explained later. If I could treat and watch back to back to back, I would do the ten years of STARGATE SG1 series. Sci-Fi is my guilty pleasure. I think the stories are pretty well done. I think that I would like to go through the wormhole with the main characters for one trip. Of course I would be observing for purposes of science since I am a retired teacher. If I could write a small section in one of the shows I would be a heroine or saved by the amazing Jack O'Neill. He is a Mr. Cool and a nice person from what I have heard from the conventions he has been at. One must add that a series spinoff was STARGATE:ATLANTIS could be enticing. There are good episodes. I think that this series handles the question of alien life out there is reasonable. The humans are resourceful and credible. I just would not want anyone that we did not like to be killed for ridding this character. Ethics had to. be used in the equation of what to do. I will try to get on track and up to date. Ask questions if you need to know more. Have a nice end of the year and take care of yourself in 2025. |
| Hello there! I'm back. And I am proud to do something worthy writing-wise in this blog. The last time I was listing ten accomplishments. That made me think. I even surprised myself. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Now I would like to see if I can think of ten things about my new home state of Oklahoma. It is a lovely state. I am glad that I have an Oklahoman to guide me around a nice city of Tulsa. The rest of his family, step son and step daughter in law plus two kids live here. They are a 5 minute drive from our house. But here I go. 1 Oklahoma is known for some native Americans. Indigenous citizens who are proud of their tribe. There are about 39 tribes represented here. 2. I was fascinated by their language so I tried to learn more about the Cherokee language and tribe. It is a work that I will resume later after I have a few projects completed. 3. We have a few lovely Indian made pots. I am sure that much patience was needed to do each pattern and then glaze, 4. There are a few people in the cemetery who walked the whole TRAIL OF TEARS. This was tragic. Many people died on the way. The lady who was buried there must have gone through a lot of pain and other kinds of suffering. Our government has been unfair to these people. I would cry too. 5. In Oklahoma, the government opened up land for a land rush. The word "sooner' comes from those who broke a rule and staked out land before the time started. 6. Then there is the oil found on this land. Some big shot, came here and tried to cheat the Indians out of the land/money. A movie was made about this. It is called Killers of the Flower Moon. Oil was discovered in 1920s under Osage Nation land. These people were murdered one by one. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone were in this true movie. 7. Next there was a mass murder of Black people on Black Wall Street. (1900s) Most of the victims' bodies who were killed have not been found. I cannot understand why. But I hope the murdered people can be found and reburied properly for closure. 8. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the battleship Oklahoma was hit. It is now on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, while being towed to the West coast for scrap. There is a memorial for the 429 sailors who died that day. 9. In 1995 there was a bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building. It was a Federal Building. 168 people including 19 children died.The man who did this heinous act was found, tried and executed. 10. We have Route 66, tornadoes, museums and fine universities. Most people love football, but basketball is gaining on that sport. It is a well rounded state. People are friendly. We also have a church on almost every corner. My new wonderful family and I live here. Winters are very cold. I have seen so much snow that I have to stay inside. Our husky would love to play in the snow. I would watch the movie OKLAHOMA! Not many states can say they have a musical named after them. This wraps up the things I have learned. I intend to dig for more facts to even write a story, but I have unfinished work to do here. So thanks for your time and I hope that you have enjoyed my blog. I'll try to make the others shorter. Have a lovely day! |
| To be asked to join a special group is quite an honor. And in some groups, the organization and its purposes might take a time for the newbie to fall into the routine. I joined a group at school long ago, that related to math, science and music. The members were most of whom I knew from classes. It was wonderful to be closer to them. So here I have an opportunity to do the same with writers who are talented, and experienced in a great world of writers. This groups should be amazing in all aspects of the art of writing, I will be taking time to read the rules and go with the flow. So thank you for your invitation and acceptance. Let me light the world of novelty and mystery. Thanks again. |
| Well I took this post from a person who suggested it for a contest. If I wrote a letter to a person, it would be a friend who has died a few years ago. Dear R.R. Thank you for introducing me to the sport of fencing. Your classes were informative but enjoyable. I also think that I needed the exercises that you showed us to limber up, stretch and get into the right positions. But you never yelled or put anyone down. You made each member of the class feel important and special. I learned about a sport which I heard someone refer to as a mental chess game on a fencing strip. You as a person were smart. I heard that you were in the Merchant Marines so you knew how to discipline when needed. But it was never an issue in our class. People liked to participate in tournaments. As a director you were fair and gave excellent descriptions of the movements that awarded each point. After the class, most of us went to a pizza place and had a nice pizza and drink. Some had beer and I was the one who downed a Dr. Pepper. That must have put back the pounds that I took off with the class. The conversation at the table was about everything and anything. It was all clean. Later on I met your very kind wife. She was a teacher who enjoyed talking to all of the class members. Next was your son who became a National Champion. He made sabre look so easy. I know that you were the proudest dad in town when he won. You are one of the people who I think about a lot. Once or twice I talked to you about something that bothered me and you responded the RR wisdom that I knew so well. You were someone of a good friend. But I never wanted to invade your privacy or home life. And you never wanted to hurt your family as well. There are a few memories of tournaments that pop up in my mind occasionally. And I do not know if I ever thanked you for the coaching, or advice. You once said that a six pack of beer would be sufficient. I am sad that I was not told when you died. I also missed your funeral because I was not told of that also. It hurt to not say a proper "Good bye." But now I will. "Good bye RR, Coach and super friend." Somewhere up there you are maybe watching fencing in the Paris Olympics, or the World Championships." I still have some of my equipment in storage but do not think I am in good shape to pick up my foil, saber or epee. I might see rust on the blade from sweat of a bout or crying. If I ever do fence again, I will dedicate the first bout to you! You have earned that right. Alez! Fence! |
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