may 3, 2023
“If you don’t become the ocean you’ll be seasick everyday.” ~ Leonard Cohen It’s been an unexpected week. Mom suddenly fell ill an hour after we left Sharon at the airport Sunday. We went to UK’s ER where she was … Continued
“If you don’t become the ocean you’ll be seasick everyday.” ~ Leonard Cohen It’s been an unexpected week. Mom suddenly fell ill an hour after we left Sharon at the airport Sunday. We went to UK’s ER where she was … Continued
“Life is a one-time offer. Live it well.” ~ Unknown I didn’t think mom was going to let Sharon on the plane this morning. I’m pretty sure she’s been adopted. None of us wanted to see her go, least of … Continued
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ~ Aesop It’s Sharon’s last night in the States for this trip. Mom really wanted to make her dinner. She went all out, too, with open-face roast beef, mashed … Continued
“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” ~ Jim Thompson It has been a long, fruitful, pivotal week capped today by the Slavery in Kentucky Symposium sponsored by the Gaines Center for the Humanities at the Lexington Public Library’s … Continued
“Each day provides its own gifts.” ~ Marcus Aurelius Mom got to see and touch a thoroughbred foal for the first time in her 81 years. She was mighty pleased. Reg and Maggie sure made us feel welcome. Related Images:
“You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.” ~ Gary Oldman It has been utterly gorgeous weather this week, and we’ve taken advantage of it by having supper outdoors. Tonight, Stacy nursed her can of … Continued
“I hate all those weathermen who tell you that rain is bad weather. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing. So get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little.” ~ Billy Connelly When I was … Continued
“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way, we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” ~ Hermann Hesse This was an unexpected much-needed happy … Continued
“A wise man once said nothing.” ~ Taoist saying My isolation has been hard for mom because it has made her somewhat isolated as well. She’s gone out to the grocery, had her hair done, gone to church, those kinds … Continued
“I walk around like everything is fine, but deep down, inside my shoe, my sock is sliding off.” ~ Unknown God love her heart. She arrived at my back door with a rose, a vanilla milkshake, and a Valentine’s Day … Continued