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What About Ireland
I took a break from writing a few minutes ago and looked back at some of my recent blog entries. I landed on an entry I wrote shortly after getting back from London and the Cotswold's in April and realized I did not blog about our December trip to Ireland. I want to remedy that because I know how much I appreciate entries that take me back and would be amiss not to write something about our adventure in Ireland. Again we were tempted by the promo information Janie and Gerard provide about their amazing Go and Write Retreats. That being said I would love to sign up for almost all of the trips they have on the 2024 line up but I am saying no to them all. One particularly enticing one is full and that is a good thing. Who knows when another one I can't refuse will come along and we'll get...
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Even in Our Sleep
Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until in our own despair , against our will comes wisdom through the awful grace of God. AeschylusSleep is my welcome escape and yesterday was one of those days I retreated to it; two naps...
On the Periphery
Heidi, Heather, Lisa, Jolene, Aaron, Emily,Kristen, Sean, Alanna, Tom, Joey,Greg,Jamie, John, Joanne, Lillian,Dawn, Frank, Gina,Corrie, Joy, Peter. On this day of our loss we remember and circle the periphery of a deep and unfathomable pain knowing the...
Familiar Grief
I wake this morning so thankful for the sunshine I see streaming through the window. I wake so thankful for the day ahead , a day I can stay home and a day I hope to write many new words. I woke from a dream that left me with the title of today's blog. In the...
Just Like Food and Medicine
It is a rather dreary Easter Monday. My morning has been slow and demands are low. I have provided room service to my two sleepover granddaughters, I've washed eggs, written in my journal of course and looked back at Easter last year and the year before. Regular...
The Perils of the Path
Wood road walking is not for the faint of heart these days. It requires attention, caution and planning. It also requires a good pair of rubber boots and a trusty walking stick.One can not walk with her eyes gazing toward the sky and not take care for the...
First Budge Wilson
It is Monday morning and here I am, happy, grateful ,with a full list and lots of motivation. My bath has been run, I have checked off three items on my Monday morning list and it is coming on to lunchtime. But first before I go any further I will stop and spend...