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Apr 171 min read

Gratitude

Grateful to be me, Grateful to be free, Open to simply Be. Open at last to Love and Joy, To the woman in me, No hidden ploy. And now...

Apr 151 min read

Springtime in the rockies

Was not ready for spring and Mother Nature jumped us right into summer. Eighty degrees with blossoms everywhere.

Mar 1344 min read

Life With Hiccups

On a hot summer day in Texas, my fifteen-year-old head buried in a book, as usual, I sat draped over the arms of one of the living room...

Mar 1344 min read

Life With Hiccups - Second Installment

Mexico **** Our next trip was to Mexico. Robert had traveled their many times through the years. We flew in over Mexico City after dark...

Mar 1146 min read

Memoir - Third Installment

1959 Pets **** We always had pets. Mother brought a tiny Chihuahua one day, to the children’s delight. She knew I did not want cats or...

Mar 1149 min read

More Memoir

The final counselor was a psychiatrist who interviewed us separately and together, examined the tests he had given us and turned to me...

Mar 1032 min read

Memoir - 1982

“What do I want to do now,” I asked. The job, still boring, was a very good job. I worked for fair, personable people. I worked at being...

Mar 921 min read

Memoir - 1984

We met redhead Betty, a former model, intelligent, up-beat Betty. For the next two years, the four of us met after work once a week at...

Mar 827 min read

Memoir

THE BLUE HEELER Early morning silence, Colorado summer morning. Into the Black Forest, The Blue Heeler at my knee. A wise being behind...

Mar 733 min read

Memoir 1997

MY FATHER My father was a humble man With simple tastes and loves. I remember when he was handsome and strong, Full of fun, working long....

Mar 631 min read

Memoir Continued - 2007

“OH!” I thought. “How long have we known one another? Almost a year already? Share? Like share the expenses? Rent out my condo? I don’t...

Mar 625 min read

Memoir - And Then Loss

2014 **** One fall day in 2014 Dick and I decided on another three-day adventure in Taos, NM. We loved that area so much. We drove down...

Mar 521 min read

Death Of A Lover

DEATH OF A LOVER Dearly beloved, why did you go, And where? The pleasures we shared when you Were here - Touch me if you are near....

Feb 294 min read

Jamaica

Almost ten years after divorce with empty nest syndrome, I made a memorable trip with Robert to Jamaica. We had enjoyed a week in Puerto...

Feb 220 min read

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