I had my first child when I was nineteen, my second just after I turned twenty-one. By the ripe "Adult" age of twenty-four, I was on my own, raising these two little ones with no means of support other than a waitressing job. Looking back, I realize I was a child, raising children. I clearly... Continue Reading →
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One of THOSE days…
This morning I planned to get a lot done and right now it is afternoon, and I've done two things on my list of twenty. These days tend to snowball on me; after coffee, I want to prime some wood for painting, but in order to rinse the brush afterwards, I need to clean out... Continue Reading →
Burning Man Festival, 2023
For those not in the "know," Burning Man is held yearly in the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada, usually the last Sunday of August through the first Monday in September. So many people show up for this, that Gerlach, the little town just outside of the Black Rock Desert, is transformed from a sleepy... Continue Reading →
Tracing Electrical Lines
Hubbin was tracing the lines and breakers in our home's electrical panel, since the original list that was taped to the inside panel door was brittle; each time we had to open the panel, more of the original list disintegrated and fell off. He found two breakers that did nothing when he tripped them but... Continue Reading →
The Christmas “Gotcha!”
When my youngest was about four years old, I signed him up for the Sheriff's Santa Program. Every year the Sheriff's Reserve would dress up one of their own and the Sheriff's deputies would drive them around to participating Carson City Nevada homes, so that the children could visit with Santa on Christmas Eve. When... Continue Reading →
A Pig Rescue
I help out. It's not something I brag about; it is just who I am. This morning I was scrolling through FB and saw that my former boss had posted yet another picture of an animal that needed a forever home, which reminded me of the time she had found a small pig online that... Continue Reading →
Just One Of The Things I’ve Told My Children
I know I am going to take some heat for this one, even after all these years. I became a single parent when my two eldest children were about three and four years old. I quickly realized that I was outnumbered when it came to keeping a tidy house while working excessive hours to provide.... Continue Reading →
“It’s Time to Let Me Go.”
My son-in-law had some repair work done on his home from a water line break, but when they found mold in the walls in his kitchen, the insurance company put him and my Gambaby up in a hotel room. I visited him and my Gambaby at the hotel every day while the repair commenced, which... Continue Reading →
Memorable Church Services – Top 10
This morning I was reflecting, over my first cup of coffee of course, on church services I have attended over the years. Here are my top ten: 10. The service I attended when the minister compared the cross above many churches to the "Golden Arches" of McDonald's and if you saw a cross on a... Continue Reading →
For The Birds – Watering The Lawn
With triple digit weather continuing and showing no signs of ending in the next ten days, I watered the front, back, and side sections of my lawn early this morning. I'm not ready for summer to kill off my grass and what remains of my meager garden, but when I headed outside to turn off... Continue Reading →
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