12/08/2025

Vocab ahoy . . .

Been pondering this 

whole vocab thing.

I read a book last night 

that used the terms . . .

black magick and white 

magick. Fun book, by 

the way.

Got me to thinking . . . 

rather wish the author 

would have used the 

terms dark and light 

rather than black and 

white.

May just be me, but I 

tend to think black and 

white are associated 

with people. I for one 

tend to think black is

beautiful.

I have black friends I 

love with all my heart! 

I wear naught but black. 

So enjoy black foods; 

black beans, huitlacoche, 

black tacos and chips.

Bears repeating . . . 

Black is beautiful!

12/07/2025

Live in each season 

   as it passes;

breathe the air,

drink the drink,

taste the fruit,

and resign yourself

to the influence of 

   the earth.

~Henry David Thoreau

Fab advice from a fab

poet!

I would do well to listen

up. And, there are things

I enjoy about winter. The

days seem quieter, though

that may be an illusion.

The snow is beautiful 'til

marred. I love the Yule

and x-mas cards coming

in.

Making an effott here to

readjust my feelings re

winter . . .

"Lord willing and the Devil

doesn't intervene." as my

childhood friend used to 

say . . .

12/06/2025

We're enduring a . . .

. . . veritable heat wave 

here in Kingdom Come.

Up to 38° presently. Go

figure, twas only 4° two

days ago.

Methinks I see a sun

bathing coming up . . .

12/05/2025

After our 4° yesterday,

18° feels rather like a

heat waver!

Let's see, go on a spree

of some kind? Visit the

neighbors? Take in a

movie?

Nah, methinks sitting 

by the fire with a hot

drink sounds better.

But, I'm oh so warm

and cozy right here in

my bed . . .

Might just need to have

my mom come and

roust me out and put 

me to doing my chores!

Yikes!

12/04/2025

Alas, 'tis four degrees,

6" to 8" of snow. Cars 

a slip and slide outside.

I'm feeling scared; not

sure why. Winter isn't

supposed to start 'til 

the 21st. 

Yikes!

My guy wakes up,

sees how upset I feel

with this god-awful

weather. He informs

me . . . "What you

need is some . . .

. . . champagne."

I'm keeping him, 

make no mistake!

Who ever had

champagne at o'

dark thirty?!

12/03/2025

Methinks our 1st snow

of about an inch and the

second, couple of inches

don't even count!

Here in Evergreen we

got 6" - 8" depending on

location. It's scary out

there! We can see the

cars slipping and sliding

as they go by.

Now, back to my book . . .

12/02/2025

Yule cards, anyone?!

I printed out my little

message on the wrong

paper, alas! 'Twas either

laugh or cry so I laughed.

I like making the Yule 

post cards, just sending

a little message to those

I love. But, this wrong

paper . . . what a mess!

Methinks those who

love me will forgive me.

Can't do much at 175 to

help out Mother Earth,

but I make a real attempt

to recycle. And no, it's so

NOT about saving money.

Merriest of all Decembers.

And, good luck w/your

own Yule cards . . .

12/01/2025

"Lean into the slow days.

They're where your mind

softens and your heart

catches up." ~WWS

This so expresses how 

I feel about retirement.

Retirement has allowed 

me to finally slow down

and smell the roses, as

it were.

Looking back, methinks

we make a serious mistake

in racing through the days

we are given. I wish I had

taken more time, really

looked, really seen.

Now that I think about it,

the term rat race comes to

mind. An 'F' word perhaps?!

Can't help but wonder . . .

What was gained by running

rather than dancing?!

11/30/2025

"A major part of inner

peace is realizing what

is genuinely within your

zone of control and then

letting everything else go."

~Yung Pueblo

Inner peace is something

I have ever longed for.

I actually don't believe 

inner peace is something 

easily obtained. Methinks

'tis the search of a lifetime.

I wonder, frankly, how it

is achieved. Obviously,

there's meditation, long

walks, critical thinking.

Again, the search of a life

time. I pray I am gifted

this achievement ere I die.

Blessed be . . .

11/29/2025

'Twas our first snow

last night. In fact, it

snowed all night long.

Sometimes lightly and

sometimes harshly.

'Tis the true beginning

of winter per my own

judgement. First snow,

first day of winter.

I so pray I make it thru

this winter. Saw my doc

on Wed and she gave me

my usual prescription for

SAD, Seasonal Affective

Disorder. 

I find myself scared with

this particular onset of

the dark months.

I pray angels abound! 

11/28/2025

'Tis morning of the day

after and I must say, we

had us a hell of a day!

So much fun!!!

Although invited to TG

with the children, we

decided to do a stay at

home instead.

We chose some fun flicks

to watch. Ate pure nonsense

in bed. Shared a bottle of

red. Took in the p.m. games.

And slept the sleep of the

saints.

Now just tell me, does that

sound like fun or what?! I

sooooo love being naughty!

Planning to be more so . . .

11/27/2025, TG Day

So love waking up and

instantly recalling 'tis

Thanksgiving Day!

It's 25° and we don't

have any plans . . .

Our hearts are with our 

children, all in different 

places. And as we each 

have four, that's a lot of 

 places!

Today, I find myself more

thankful than ever as TG

is a reminder after all.

   -our children

   -friends and fam

   -decent health

   -hearth and home

   -daily sustenance 

   -travel mode

   -memories ahoy . . .

We intend to spend the

day quietly. Await and

see what it brings . . .

Happiest of all TGs to

you!

11/26/2025, TG Eve

Ramblings ahoy . . .

I'd like to spend some time

thinking about the morrow,

what I am truly thankful

for.

Still, seems all I can think 

about would be this pending 

p.m. doc visit I have today. 

The term, one track mind 

seems somehow appropriate.

Actually, methinks the 

practice of daily gratitude 

is the most meaningful. 

And yes, I do appreciate 

the once a year reminder.

Right now, I'm grateful I'm

alive at 176 years of age 

even if it's only 17° outside.

Dying on the vine here . . .