My dog Daisy has a large growth on the back of her tongue. We did not find the growth until a couple of days ago. The reason we looked in her mouth was frothy drool tinged with blood. Our vet took one look and said to take Daisy to a surgery center that can do […]
The Day After Terrorism Never Seems to End
I could not really write about 9/11 yesterday. I want my normal back. But that will never happen. The world is the world, and we are the ones living this moment and creating the future. Part of me is angry. My life was uprooted and totally changed by what happened on September 11th. I wrote […]
The Alternate Universe of September 11
Yes, we all remember 9/11. I do not want to diminish how we speak of it and remember that horrible day and the many unfortunate things that came out of it. But I remember everything, no matter what. I remember my the date of my parent’s wedding anniversary, old boyfriend’s birthdays, the dates my pets […]
Reframing September: Peace, Chocolate, Generations and Museums
I in no way desire to diminish the remembrances that so many people observe this month related to the sad day of the 11th of September. I try to re-frame as many sad events as possible in order to live as positive life as I can. So if you, like me, want some fun things […]
Wordless Wednesday: Winona Lake Bible Conference 1915
I woke up feeling a bit down in the dumps today. Sometimes I become a homesick for times and places to which I once had connections. Today I decided to take a trip down memory lane via the digital collections of the National Archives. Ssarching for images of geographic locations in Indiana I ran across […]
Everything Old Is New Again… Like Measles. Part 3
ONCE A COMMON DANGER When I was young measles was one of the “childhood diseases” that every person seemed to get sooner or later. For me it was later and I remember having a very nasty couple of weeks with it in the 7th or 8th grade. There was a distinct scent associated with the […]