Category Archives: early morning thoughts

… growing old…

Posted on April 15, 2021 by oct17

I remember hearing my Granny say, “I knew I would get old, but I never thought I would feel old.” I can see her now… staring out the window with sadness creeping through her wrinkles. I had no idea what … Continue reading →

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… exchanging a life…

Posted on April 2, 2021 by oct17

“No, no, not that one. Give me another…” Imagine our surprise yesterday morning when we opened a package sent from sweet friends in Vienna, Austria. In fact, our friend was on the phone in Vienna as Tom carefully cut the … Continue reading →

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blooming… in the litter…

Posted on March 22, 2021 by oct17

I was mad… I had been picking up trash… litter… is the nice word for the debris scattered alongside the road near our home in the country. The first day I gathered three large garbage bags in about two hours. … Continue reading →

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… puzzled…

Posted on March 1, 2021 by oct17

… puzzled… “This piece is not here. I know it’s missing. I have tried every piece of the same color.” Tom and I were convinced several times of this truth as we worked a puzzle last week. We began a … Continue reading →

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… reflecting…

Posted on December 30, 2020 by oct17

This past Saturday morning I was wishing for the second day of Christmas. That’s what the day after Christmas is called in Austria, and it is a calendar holiday. There are several stories of its beginning in Europe, but it’s … Continue reading →

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…hope… in a changing world…

Posted on December 15, 2020 by oct17

I remember the snowy night Tom and I bought our first nativity. Woolworth’s was our favorite shopping place as newlyweds, a very popular five and dime store in America until 1997. I had worked the candy and jewelry counter before … Continue reading →

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… rambling… in thanks…

Posted on November 17, 2020 by oct17

One must always ramble in this area of being grateful… all day, every day. I speak of the meaning of rambling as in … at length and unplanned. On my morning walk yesterday I began singing as I passed our … Continue reading →

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… walking wisely…

Posted on October 30, 2020 by oct17

I gasped at the size of this spider. Then I remembered the pest control guys told me two weeks ago this kind is my friend. “You want this one in your garage… even in your house. They eat the brown … Continue reading →

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… scrabbling…

Posted on August 28, 2020 by oct17

I’ve learned a new word… I didn’t even know there was a meaning for this word, except for the game of SCRABBLE. It’s like panning for gold, but more desperate… a frantic grasp for something more. “Each of us … Continue reading →

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… making rainbows …

Posted on August 6, 2020 by oct17

Can a rainbow be colored with black, deep brown and dark blues? We typically think of beautiful colors contained in this visible spectrum… red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. In medieval days, there were five colors known as … Continue reading →

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