I love the teachings that I get from my yoga classes. And before you think I’m going all New Age on you, most of what I hear from my instructors is deeply steeped in Christian thought.  You just have to keep your eyes and ears open and notice. So, here’s the latest bit of wisdom:…

This was going to be one of those blogs that Daughts calls boring! No pictures!  She still hasn’t got over the ommission of illustrations in the books she likes to read. I think this may be one of the reasons she doesn’t read any more, “I don’t read Mum…” She reminds me when I wave…

In England, before any major event, and especially if any member of the royal family is present, our National Anthem is played.  We all stand up and sing God Save the Queen.  We couldn’t imagine it any other way. Last night, at the Dallas Wind Symphony concert in the beautiful Meyerson Symphony Centre, we all…

I have been enlisted to help one of sons with a couple of letters recently. One was his letter of resignation.  He sent me a one liner stating his intention to leave and I turned it into a three paragraph song of praise. The recipient said it was the best resignation letter he had ever…

How many cars does a retired couple need? When we returned from England we decided we would share one.  In case of emergencies we knew our daughter would reluctantly loan us her car, the lovely Muriel, her sleek, black, Lexus, if she happened to be home when the need arose. We were enticed by a…

Being a parent just got harder. I may have to re-define empty nest. Yes, my youngsters have flown the physical coop of home but what about my heart? Just because they no longer live with me doesn’t mean I no longer worry about them. I worry about them so much I keep myself awake at…

Seeing thick smoke off in the distance often has me wondering if it is my house being engulfed by flames. In this instance I was hundreds of miles away from home so I could stand and watch with a certain amount of horror knowing I had no reason to revert to panic as I brushed…

My children are tickled that their Mum is a college student, albeit for a few short hours, and brag about me to their friends and colleagues.  I brag about them too, but for different reasons. I brag because most of my disapproving relatives have done a complete turnaround as far as supporting my decision, a…

While travelling to Jasper, Arkansas with hubs and rock climbing son, I became aware that we were on the Trail of Tears. Forever homeschooler that I am I tried to remember some of the details of the trail. The government had forcibly ousted the Cheyenne Nation and other Native Americans, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole, from…

  A lot of the time the content of my Word Press Continuing Ed. college class goes over my head. Last night did not disappoint.  Talk of digital fields and RSS feeds was threatening to lull me to sleep.  I couldn’t stare out of the window, it was dark, so I did my next favourite…