Day: September 25, 2013

PROMPTS FOR THE PROMPTLESS: LOVE NOTES TO JOE

Love oh love oh careless love ... Okay, how about careful love? Is that better? A love full of caring is a good kind of love. I love my husband. My son and his family. My granddaughter. Our friends and our furry kids who have the good taste to adore us in return. I love the flowers … Continue reading PROMPTS FOR THE PROMPTLESS: LOVE NOTES TO JOE

Daily Prompt: Celebrate Good Times – Le Chaim!

You mean ... I don't need a new mitral valve? No major surgery? I can just go home? It was all a mistake? Are you sure? I mean ... this isn't another mistake? I'm not going to die of heart failure if I don't get major repairs done on the central pump? Wow. I think … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Celebrate Good Times – Le Chaim!

FALL REFLECTIONS

A Red Dragonfly

We went out shooting today to find the first autumn leaves. We found leaves, but more interesting, Garry found something we've never seen before: a bright red dragonfly. I've seen them in blue and green, iridescent as they hover near the water. For some reason, dragonflies hang around people. They seem to find us interesting and … Continue reading A Red Dragonfly

THE WHOLE GUN THING – I DON’T GET IT

I don't get it. I've been listening to arguments against gun control since I was a child. When I was six, I didn't understand why anyone would not want guns regulated. I do not understand it today when I am 66. Our family has a Red Ryder Daisy BB rifle with which we shoot paper … Continue reading THE WHOLE GUN THING – I DON’T GET IT