Dec 8, 2025

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!

Dec 7, 2025

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 . . .

Dec 6, 2025

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 . . .

Dec 5, 2025

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!

Dec 4, 2025

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?!

Dec 3, 2025

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 . . .

Dec 2, 2025

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 . . .

Dec 1, 2025

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?!

Nov 30, 2025

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 . . .

Nov 29, 2025

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! 

Nov 28, 2025

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 . . .

Nov 27, 2025

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!

Nov 26, 2025

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 . . .