I do not know where to begin with this description. The time period is from 0 to now. Please don't ask how long that is. I am sure with certain clues, you will be able to figure that out.
I am writing this on my favorite old computer at home. I have a computer room that doubles as a retreat for a few of my pets when they want to be alone.
I will cover mostly current thoughts. I hope to add some pictures as I have seen in a blog. I think that to do this sharing will take a lot of work, but the pictures I have seen are well worth it.
Occasionally, I might review a flashback in mylife. I have times when I just roll that special even around in my mind until it has every possible facet examined. Usually this time is to try to figure out a "what if" scenario.
If some of my items have no zest to it feel free to say so. I think that after I have some a few trial runs, then the real me will be out for all of the world to see. Luck you! As the saying goes, "Come with me and the best is yet to be."
I've found that, for myself, thinking 1-2 steps ahead isn't difficult; it's the 3+ steps ahead that I started to get overwhelmed with all the possibilities. Which probably explains why I'm not a very good chess player!
Happy Birthday to you.
I agree that April is a great month for birthday that is filled with warm weather and lots of friends. It has all the makings for a fun time in which one can go outdoors and visit friends you missed during bad weather time.
Enjoy! Celebrate! Soak in that vitamin D from the sun!
Dorianne Mar 31, 2025 at 10:49pm In response to "Crafts"
Thank you to Soldier Mike for your read and special comments. I like the mention that the acronym is something personal. I would need a little help with X's or Qs. I had a Quincy in my class one time. He wasn't quick or quiet. I knew that he asked a lot of questions so 'Questioning' seemed to fit. He did not mind, and he enjoyed the word. If a person had a short name then I allowed the student to use their last name. I always wanted my students to have a good day.
These Blog writings are thought provoking and fun.
So since it is Spring, let me wish you and your family a nice Springtime. I was glad to see the last snow we had melted. I can take longer walks and go outside to write more.
Take care !
Soldier Mike
Thank you for your read and response on this blog. I usually keep my t-shirts for a long time. Then when they do not have to good as new look I either use them as undershirts to become a layer in winter or pajama wear. I have shirts that I bought when I went to different cities for the U. S. National Fencing tournaments that I qualified for. The older ones/shirts I keep as a way to remember the where and when I went.
As for the jeans, I seem to have gained a little weight since I retired from my sport. You can't lose it if you don't burn those calories. One cannot fence in jeans. A fencer must wear all white. White jeans are really hard to find. So the blue jeans are part of my travel ensemble.
My jeans are usually blue, elastic waist and not tapered in the legs. I grew up in the country so that style reminds me of home. I did not live on a farm but tried to help with yard work. Weeding flowerbeds in particular. It helped me see nature and find special animals. (baby birds, lizards, snakes, caterpillars, and such.)
Well I have shared enough and thank you for your reaction.
Have a nice day.
Happy Spring time.
Picking the right clothing can be a challenge, especially if, as you say, your preferred size regularly becomes unavailable. I have enough t-shirts to last the rest of my life (and I've owned some more than half my life), so jeans are my most "frequent" purchase; as I'm no longer part of the rough-and-tumble set, they last quite a while. Color selection's easy: black, tan or basic blue go with anything and support my severely limited fashion sense.
This is not my favorite vacation but one that was so different from others.
My family did not go on many vacations because my father was a doctor and did not want to leave his patients without their doctor. Our previous vacation to Canada was about 15-18 years earlier. It had a train ride that was fun. It also had my aunt and brother go with us.
But this vacation was like an answer to my mother's prayers who wanted to get out of town and have fun. We stayed in Texas and went to a nice coastal town of Port La Vaca. We cleaned the house and made all of the arangements. The motel we stayed in had rooms that were nice. And the best part was a big swimming pool.
Now as a fair skinned red-head, I should not have stayed in the pool for as long as I did. The one time I came out, I asked mother to put some Noxzema on my skin because I was starting to burn. Oh I still feel the heat even now.
My father and younger brother were in one room and my mother and I was in another room. Dinner was fine and we watched about an hour of TV before we all decided that the day was long enough and it was time to go to bed.
I think I fell asleep quickly. My mother wanted to read for about 30 minutes and then go to sleep. But suddenly, I heard my mother shout, "Marilyn, wake up!"
I opened my eyes and saw a woman bending over me to look at me. I closed my eyes and then opened them again but our room's door was open and my mother was panting. "She's gone now." I looked around and then at my mother. "Go back to sleep." I did but not without wondering who my mother saw.
The next morning we all had breakfast together. I began to tell my brother and father what happened when my father interrupted me.
"You know William may have been sleep walking last night." He paused to look at my brother.
"He got up and walked to the wall of our room saying, "I hear mother. She needs me!" and then stopped and came back to bed." He shook his head and stopped talking.
We all looked at each other and finished our breakfast.
When we got home, we visited our Aunt who nodded her head as we told the story. "I am not surprised. Because that area of the coast was visited or the home of some pirates."
I felt a little shiver go down my back.
Aunt May continued, "And I think you mother has some psychic or special ability to see things we can't. "
My mother did not protest, but sit quietly.
That was enough of a sharing time, but has stayed in my mind for many years. I have heard my mother talk of unusual things she saw. Some were scary and other just so so But this was a vacation that I hope to remember for a long time.
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