November 2011
3 posts
Writer's Block
Another beautiful fall day outside. Nice and cold! Unfortunately, I have many things to do inside the house today.
I started this blog because I wanted to write down (or type) my memories and thoughts. My Grandma (I call her Mamaw) died this summer. She had lung cancer, and seeing her die in such pain was hard for all of us. So I want to write down my thoughts about that. I keep thinking about...
Last weekend I rediscovered a trail not far from my house - about 20 minutes or so. It is a beautiful trail, although only about 1 1/2 miles long. My sister and her husband were visiting, so we hiked it together. Even my 4 year old babies went, and they did really well.
This trail has magnificent trees. Trees that are very unique to prairie land and black soil. Bodock trees are some of my...
It is afternoon nap-time, and I’m having tea with lavender and listening to my kids not sleeping. It’s a nice fall day. My ankles are swollen and I think there is something wrong with my body. But I’ve known that for a while, I guess that’s just called “being alive.” I’m not worried about it.
The late afternoon sunlight is glowing softly through the...