Last night I dreamed of some of the decisions I’ve made over my lifetime. They weren’t laid out like they actually happened. Most dreams aren’t. They are a compilation of fiction and reality and mixed like a scattering of thoughts. Sometimes we make decisions over time. And sometimes they are split second decisions. Some decisions…
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. It will be different this year because of COVID-19. But it’s also different for some of you, and certainly me, because we are alone. Inevitably we may remember feelings of a past love anyway. I suppose that’s natural. I wrote a post earlier about what to do on Valentine’s Day if…
I tend to grow pensive this time of year. I’m pretty sure the end of this month is my mother’s birthday. A tidbit I gleaned somewhere along the way. Probably the 30th. As that time draws near, I begin to think of her. Sometimes I’m angry. Other times I just feel sorry for her. I’d…
In a flat windswept town small enough to be called sleepy, a little girl lived in the countryside within a big fenced yard that encircled the property. There was a tall heavy gate that had to be opened to get outside the yard. And beyond that a two lane highway with cars whizzing past. Three…