A friend shared this song on Facebook and it always makes me cry. Right after high school, I went to Utah to visit a girlfriend and stayed out west (lived in Utah, Idaho and Washington) until I was 50. It was embarrassing at 18 to be a legal secretary and answer the phone and the…
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SCENTS AND MEMORIES
In a vlog I did yesterday, I mentioned that I “absorb” what I see, hear, touch and smell. I thought later that “smell” was a weird thing to say, but then I gave it some more thought. I AM very impacted by smell. Back in the day when life was normal and I went into…
GHOSTS OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Well, I haven’t blogged for a while and it’s about time to get busy writing again. It’s January 17th and I still have Christmas decorations up that need to come down (including my tree). I always hate it when Christmas is over. I so enjoy it and the spirit it brings. This year we…
A DETOUR IN LIFE
I started a huge project a few weeks ago….probably the biggest one I have ever taken on, but with Art’s death, I need to make a drastic change. In 2014 I bought several metal grow boxes to create a small garden to the side of my house. My daughter, Heidi, and my granddaughter, Kylynn, came…
I Have Seen the Enemy ~ It is US!
I was sitting here in tears as I went through my Facebook news feed a bit ago. I have some wonderful friends, but there is so much going on in this country and so many varied opinions, that it is like watching an ongoing war. Our country is in crisis. In fact, for many of…
I’ve Got a Secret ~ But I Can Never Keep It
Apparently all of my life I have been a talker. I remember once on a trip with The Fabulous Foursome (Uncle Bill, Sissie, Aunt Louise and Uncle Allen), when I was about six or seven. We were driving along and I stopped talking and was looking out the car window at something. The Fab Four…
The Joke Was On Me ~ Always
I was blessed with two zany uncles who loved me very much. I don’t know if they ever realized that they and their wives were saviors in my life, but I am very confident they knew I loved them with all my heart. As I’ve mentioned in other blogs, these two aunts and uncles were…
BATHTUB MEMORIES
I just took a hot bath. Not just a hot bath, but a HOT bath. I love them so hot that I have to ease in slowly…sometimes pulling my leg out for a minute and putting it back in because the water is so hot. Once I get one leg in, I start the same…
LESSONS LEARNED TOO LATE
I have been working on my website tonight, going through pictures and recalling memories. The purpose of starting my blog and website is to share life experiences I’ve had…sometimes lessons learned, if you will. Some of them are funny, some serious and some may be heart breaking. I share them in hopes of helping others…
I DON’T LIKE SPIDERS AND SNAKES
Yesterday was eventful on Joyeful Acres. Do you remember the song “Spiders and Snakes” by Jim Stafford? Well it was weighing heavily on my mind last night. It was after midnight and I couldn’t go to sleep….my mind was filled with images of spiders and snakes…and I don’t like them. I’m making a lot of…