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Actually this battle has been going on for several days and nights. I am being harassed by a fly. A common house fly, assaulting me all day and night. Only one, but with intent to kill in my opinion. It showed up 3 days ago, landing on my lunch tray. I tried swatting it with a rolled up Medicare notice, but it just sat there looking at me, and I’m very sure that little beast had a grin on his…

My love of reading and writing began when I was 5 years old. Big brother, Tony was in first grade and every afternoon when he came home he would teach me the things he had learned that day, so by the time I entered school the next year I already knew how to read and while my penmanship wasn’t anything to brag about I could write with him. We went to a 4 room school so Tony and I were in the same…

Today I received this from a wonderful friend, Roger Moore, poet, of WordPress. I have been a fan of his for several years, and this just gave me something to laugh about in these troubled times. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I haven’t been posting much lately, but after several months of thought, decided to attempt to redo my blog and post more music here. I have begun playing my guitar…

Jill recently mentioned that she likes Willie Nelson but doesn’t like Bluegrass. Well, Bluegrass was derived from music that came over with the immigrants from the Celtic countries — like Ireland, Scotland and others in that area. My maternal family came over from that area, and even though my paternal family are pure German, we have mostly celebrated the Celtic side all of my life. So, I told…

We sit here alone together,embracing our stories like long lost lovers.Unspoken words reverberate around usScreaming our pain into unhearing ears.The silent pain screams frm every throatbut remains unheard by all who surround usStill locked in the throats of the unhearing crowd.Lost people, broken by life and missed opportunitiesHopelessly downtrodden and thinking aboutwhat might have been,Yet…

This past week has been one headache after all the others, but hopefully it is over. Just hoping, but not sure. Last week, late on Friday night, or maybe it was Thursday. Whatever! I finally got around to checking my phone that I have been refusing to be a slave to for a couple of weeks, and found message from Mike, my youngest kid. His youngest kid, Noah, was involved in an accident and was in…

I’m really not sure how to describe this week. Some bad news re my leg and cellulitis, some worse news about the ongoing thing in charge of our country at present, and a fun contest going on here at home. The fun first because there is already too much bad stuff going on in the world and I am fed up to my hair follicles with that stupidity. So, while working in the sewing room being provided for…

So much going on in the world today that my brain is frozen from wondering what is going to happen next. One old man holds the future and the lives of us all in his hands while ranting and raving about people who don’t give him the respect he wants. But that old Turkish proverb I fell in like with still holds true: “If a clown moves into a palace, that doesn’t make him a king. Rather, the palace…

I had a friend. For many years we were close, doing everything together. We sometimes fought like sisters, made up and kept the friendship alive. And then we lost each other to time and distance. As those of you who follow know, I don’t post very often now, but today I heard about Rita. She has been on my mind for some time but I didn’t go beyond trying to find her on Facebook and failing. But…

Some days I have problems accepting that I am living in Assisted Living and can’t do all the things I used to do. But after this past week, spent in a hospital in Evansville, IN home is beautiful. It all started 3 months ago when I developed an allergy to one of my meds, resulting in an itch that began in my feet and were working their way North. The itching was so intense that I scratched it,…

This is a great post from NansNotebook that I have to share and hope many others will do same. Sorry for the Holiday intrusion, but this creativity is too good to ignore. No Additional Words Needed

https://open.substack.com/pub/thedingodave/p/nypd-officer-a-real-officer-not-like?r=2i8f71&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false A lot of language but a NYPD officer stood up to ICE thugs who apparently tried to stop him from entering a building where they were making an arrest. He sure told them what he thought in no uncertain words. My reason to smile for today. Happy…

Another shoe dropped last Saturday, August 9, 2025. Caleb was my grandson, my daughter’s son, a very special young man. He was 29 years old/young. I want to share with you a poem written by his twin sister, Anika. Peace Begins To FallGod gifted the world with an angel.You graced the world with indnesDemonstrating compassion.In your days you found darknessBut greeted it with a smile.No longer…

I woke up during the night with this song running through what’s left of my brain and finally just decided to find it and play it, The song is from as old movie called San Antonio. I have to admit I have not seen the movie because I can’t find a copy of it. I think it came out in 1943, but not certain. Just know it was a long time ago. I’m a sucker for old Western movies and TV series, and first…