“…the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” Sylvia Plath As I write it is Labor Day 2023. It signifies that autumn is nearing (thank goodness), school is back in session, and we take this last breather before the busiest time of the year arrives. We …
“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” ~ James Allen My last blog was HEAVY…as was my energy. Since then, the Tampa Bay area prepares for Idalia while the south continues a 3-digit heatwave. Friends are going through major life issues. 2024 is an …
“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes use blind when we need sight.” ~ Stephen Chbosky I am world weary. Weary from the 3-digit heat that has blasted the south all summer. Weary from the discord and prejudice that has become the …
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” ~ Stephen Chbosky I’ve been thinking…love never gives up and always wins. Re-read that. Isn’t that the most amazing thing? It is the most important information a human being will ever know and experience. I am trying to discern how much time I have spent pondering the …
“A picture is worth a thousand words, but a memory is priceless.” Do you have boxes of photos, or boxes of memories? My lifelong friend sent a meme over the weekend that read, “Tag the friend you have thousands of memories with, but almost no photos.” I read it and stopped. She and I have …
Do you ever have days when you feel stuck? Nothing is wrong, per say, but you feel disconnected. I find myself in this position as I prepare Tuesday’s blog. If I am being honest, I have no clue what to write. I know from everything I have read about being a writer, on days you …
“Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.” ~ Immanuel Kant Happy Tuesday! I hope you are doing well. I thought I would share a little about my six-month term on a grand jury. We finish up the last cases we will hear tomorrow, so it’s a perfect opportunity …
“Good ideas, like good pickles, are crisp, enduring, and devilishly hard to make.” ~ Rushworth Kidder I spent the last week in a pickle. A pickle jar, rather. For the first time in a very long time, I am experiencing what a writer calls a ‘writer’s block.’ Call it nerves, the loss of our Lulu, …
“Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. In a flash of light. Everything can change instantly. I was reminded of this fact early this morning when a severe storm moved through our area. My husband has the day off for Juneteenth. We decided to sleep in and had not been …
Photo by Barbara M. Johnson “If you want to understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.” ~ William Faulkner Home sweet home. I was born in the small town of Columbia, Mississippi. My family lived thirteen miles outside of Columbia in the community of Improve. It was the best place to …
