About a month ago, I was talking with my mother on the phone. She said that a friend told her Phil Rouilleau (pronounced ROOLYER) was dead. No, I said…that can’t be. Phil can’t be dead. But he was. And he is. I am so sad… I met Phil when I was very young. He was … Continue reading Phil…
The fall semester has begun at the University of Alaska Anchorage…for me, the beginning of school used to be something I eagerly anticipated – particularly when I was a child. We were homeschooled, as we lived way out in the Bush. Our books arrived from Juneau in a large square box, including teacher’s manuals…and supplies … Continue reading The First Week of the Fall Semester…
Beautiful is the word that comes to mind as I read this...
I’m a visual and kinesthetic learner. This is a fancy way of saying that I need to see and touch when I am trying to learn a new thing, or when I’m trying to recall a memory. Photographs are a case in point. Arthur and His Mammeh Arthur has been on my mind even more … Continue reading When I Look at This Photo, I Feel…
“Glory” is the word that often comes to mind about most of the summers I’ve spent in Alaska. I was born in Missouri, but we moved to Anchorage in 1963, when I was five years old...and then in 1964 we moved to our homestead, 32 miles north of Talkeetna on the Alaska Railroad. Beauty, thy … Continue reading Ah, Summer…How I LoveandHateThee…
Hey June…Here I am, sitting in my living room at 7:50 PM on Friday, June 2nd…and the daylight is pouring through my big bay window. It won’t get dark here until the wee small hours of the morning, and even then it’s more like a half-dark, dusky thing than it is night darkness. I live … Continue reading Hey June…
Wow...this is a loaded prompt, isn't it? As to who I am...well, my husband says I'm "She Who Must Be Obeyed" (as in Rumpole of the Bailey).
I love horses...and this right here...this is magnificent. Laura Sumrall and her horse, Wimpy's Top Model, with the winning performance in the 2015 Kentucky Reining Cup. Laura Sumrall & Wimpy's Top Model
It’s been awhile since I wrote a post for Finish the Sentence Friday…July, in fact. This week’s prompt is too good to pass up though…and since it’s a topic on which I frequently dwell, here goes… I want my legacy to be…boy, there’s a loaded sentence prompt! When I had my first child, twenty-eight years … Continue reading I want my legacy to be…
It’s been awhile since I wrote a post for Finish the Sentence Friday…July, in fact. This week’s prompt is too good to pass up though…and since it’s a topic on which I frequently dwell, here goes…I want my legacy to be…boy, there’s a loaded sentence prompt! When I had my first child, twenty-eight years ago, … Continue reading I want my legacy to be…
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