It’s interesting that we can allow ourselves to move immediately from an attitude of gratitude on Thanksgiving to an attitude of “I want” and “I need” as we are bombarded with advertisements about the latest-and-greatest thing available for the holidays. This year, I am joining with Amber Starfire in her 31-Day Gratitude Journaling Challenge and…
Month: November 2010
Dressing
I estimate, conservatively, that I have prepared about seventy-five turkey dinners over the years. One of the most important parts of a turkey dinner, in my opinion, is the dressing (or stuffing as some call it). So, on Thanksgiving eve, when you may be thinking about your own dinner preparations for tomorrow, I thought I would…
Mothers and Daughters
“My mother died thirty-six years ago….At fifty-nine I have lived four years longer than my mother did. In these last years as I wrote about Mom, as I felt certain that I too would die at fifty-five, as my extra bonus years became a precious gift, I realized that it’s impossible to separate where a…
A Hair Salon For the Rest of Us
I got my hair done yesterday; I don’t enjoy the experience of having my hair done. Never have, really. The time spent seems like such a waste to me. Oh sure, I come out with hair that will behave itself for a few weeks. (I’ve often wished I could just freeze my hair style at the…
Still Learning
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” I am not sure why that phrase keeps running through my mind; it seems I am at a place in my life where there is something I need to learn. Perhaps the lesson is in Deb’s post, and her words about how “we all live with a…