today i was thinking about grade schotol and high school things, i suppose because of the photograph i had taken. i'm not sure that taffeta dresses were during my time, but it still caused me to reflect back.
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December 30, 2009
December 27, 2009
On Christmas Day I saw...
fortunately i had my camera with me on Christmas day when i captured the following:
December 25, 2009
December 20, 2009
Christmas rush
today i will finish my thinking, my looking, my shopping. yes, today is the day. each year i wrestle with gift giving, deciding on the "perfect gift", yet never have i ever found it for what i want to give you is something that i would pull from inside me that would give you eternal peace and happiness.
November 27, 2009
castle #27
castles are large or small. castles are what we imagine them to be.
we traveled to liberty, kentucky to eat at a restaurant, "bread of life" cafe, a home-cooking restaurant that sponsors the gilead children's home, located in the middle of mennonite country. the food was alright, nothing outstanding, but the trip there was remarkable. we traveled the back roads and just before yuma, ky. there was the need for a bathroom break. we were in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the tree-covered hills with the green river snaking around us. one of us spied a sign advertising a recreation area. surely there was a bathroom at a recreation area. our fingers were crossed. turning left onto a small road another sign read "this road leads into the water" (wish i had taken a photo of that). taking a right onto a small gravel drive we could see the top of a camper with three burley men cooking over a camp stove. it is quail season, i think, and men get hungry after the hunt. there was a tiny metal building marked #27. would this be a bathroom? my husband went behind the building. i waited a few minutes and when he didn't return, i trekked up the path to the front of the building marked "women". it was an outside toilet. i pulled the door open and was surprised to see two toilets and five rolls of toilet paper. i couldn't believe my eyes. it was clean as a whistle; no spiders, no bugs, nothing creepy crawly. there were, however, holes peppered all along the walls, possibly ventilation, or shot with a double barrel shot gun. no matter how modest this little building was, it was indeed a castle at the time.
November 25, 2009
happy thanksgiving!
princess freckles says"happy thanksgiving everybody!
November 17, 2009
la rosita
do places make you happy? la rosita mexican restaurant in new albany, indiana is just such a place that took me to a different mental state. as i sat with my daughter, waiting for the rest of our party, i envisioned walking down a dusty road in some tiny village in mexico, shooing burros to the side of the road and stumbling upon this unique little place. the orange painted room with a bright cobalt blue door leading to the sotreroom was the perfect place. punched tin wall plaques, a mayan calendar, photos of frida khalo and prints by her husband, diego rivera adorned the walls. i couldn't get enough of the atmosphere and then the authentic mexican food was served. wonderful! la cucaracha, la cucaracha, da da da da da da da da. ole!
November 16, 2009
holiday time
it's almost thanksgiving and christmas and holiday planning. i feel little twinges of excitement and joy and i feel like dancing.
November 13, 2009
watching
the photograph speaks for what i want to say today. i feel silent and almost didn't blog. do you ever feel silent? maybe it's silence i'm looking for. i'll clean off the table, maybe it's under there or look under the bed.
November 11, 2009
ice storm
i may wear you out with the ramblings of a tiny brain and my effort to produce something, different, but you may find that you are watching the mind of a slightly disorganized person, searching for words, for pictures, for meaningful things in a routine that is not exceptional. some things may be best left unsaid.
