It washes over you, at first – a tidal wave. It sits on your chest like a rock. It sucks the air from your lungs. And then it slips beneath the surface where others cannot see it. A song, a beloved photo, even a smell can bring it back suddenly, and without warning. Early on [...]
Posts under ‘Life’
Merry Christmas!
Please enjoy this beautiful card from Jacquie Lawson. Kip, Raven, Gizmo, Maia and I wish you and your families a wonderful, peaceful Christmas filled with magic! Click on the image below to see the animation…
Gratitude
For those readers in the United States who are celebrating Thanksgiving, I wish you the most wonderful of days tomorrow. Today I am grateful for: Family, near and far Friendships which have survived distance, illness, and misunderstandings…and for the joy, love and comfort those friendships have brought to me through the years The cry of [...]
Just Had to Post This…
…because it was so dang accurate (thank you to Cathy at Kittling Books for the link to the quiz). Your Dark Element is Earth You are well grounded. You nurture and comfort everyone that you know.You are naturally diplomatic, but it isn’t easy. You can be indecisive and contradictory at times. You work hard, but [...]
A Reminder to Slow Down
I just read a post by one of my favorite bloggers, Andi…and it truly resonated with me. In her post, Andi talks about the need to just sit and contemplate, slow down, and find the peace away from the buzz of the Internet. It reminded me of a guest post I wrote for author Ru [...]
Fighting Back
It has been awhile since I’ve posted about my sister and her fight against colon cancer – but, it is that time of year again when Relay for Life happens…and Paula and her daughters, Sam and Abby, will be walking to raise money to fight cancer. Paula is doing great – she has one more [...]
In Memory of my Nana
Pauline Bartlett Stevens September 7, 1913 – April 19, 2011 Today I said good-bye to my Nana. She was 97 years young – a woman who consistently beat me at the many Scrabble games we played, never gave up an opportunity to do something new, made us laugh with her amazing sense of humor, and [...]
My Name is Wendy and I Have a Problem…
*All Photos in this post are clickable to enjoy a larger view. There is a lack of bookcases in my home – but perhaps the real issue is my obsession to hoard books. You see, I have just too many books and not enough storage. Kip has promised to get the guest room remodeled this [...]
E-Books: Are We Losing Something Essential?
As some of you may or may not know, I host the Chunkster Challenge. I took over this challenge from Dana who ran it for several years and always had the same rules (which I adopted when I started hosting it last year). One of the rules is NO E-BOOKS. There is a rationale for [...]
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