Okay, I have not done any better writing this week than I did last week, but this week I can account for where the days have gone. Monday was spent getting my life back in order after having been gone all weekend. I came back from my silent retreat rested and relaxed and those who spent the weekend at my house (some kind of REALLY messy house guests I think or was it my family??) had their own kind of…
I can’t believe that it has been more than a week since I last posted. I wish I could say that I have been feeding the multitudes of hungry people, or battling forest fires, or discovering the cure for AIDS, or travelling the world, but I can’t. Sadly, I can’t tell you anything significant that I have done in the last week except for the last three days. I was on a silent retreat this weekend with my Franciscan fellowship….
We often say that “today was the longest day” when referring to a day that was not so good having gone on way longer than we wish it had. As we celebrate the summer solstice, today really was the longest day. I had a great day so for me I mean this only in the most literal sense. Like most Saturday’s, there were chores to be done, but a few days ago a few of my friends and I made…
My camera and I were not exactly one with each other as I took these pictures, but we had fun. This is one of those instances where a little more time with the manual would have been beneficial. Oh well . . .maybe next time.
Rendez–vousing in the parking lot of the mall after all the stores are closed can only lead to illicit behavior – sex, drugs, and/or rock and roll. This was confirmed for me tonight when my best friend, someone I respected and thought I could trust answered a phone call from “a friend” asking her to meet in the parking lot of a bookstore of all places. I have often been accused of being a suspicious person so tonight I decided…
The comings and goings around here this weekend have made this place feel more like a hotel with a revolving door that is in constant motion than like a country home in the midst of the lazy days of summer. I left Friday afternoon to spend the weekend in Austin. Though the weekend’s agenda went through many scenarios before all was said and done, it was a great weekend that involved discovering a new knit shop, buying a few books,…
I have spent the last two evenings making a recording with our church choir. Early in May, we did a pretty hefty concert, sixteen pieces ranging from Latin motets of the Renaissance to pieces written within the last year. It was a fun concert to perform and was well received by those in the audience. In fact, the response was so overwhelming, that that was the impetus for the recording. That and the fact that we are trying to raise…
When we built our house seven years ago, we contemplated building a pool. The kids were at the age where a pool would be a nice place to hang out with friends; we have plenty of room; and isn’t that what you’re supposed to do when you build your dream house – have a pool? We tossed around the pros and cons..Living in the country, cons exist that aren’t as significant as when you live in a nice suburban neighborhood….
Today was our 25th wedding anniversary. It was “celebrated” with no pomp and circumstance, just the way I like it. At church last Sunday, the priests offered a blessing to all those who were celebrating birthdays and anniversaries during the month of June. Someone asked me afterwards how long we had been married. I said that we were celebrating our 25th anniversary, but Mike had actually only been home for ten of those years. I should have known when we…
I was reading a friend’s blog post in which she was sent the following five questions to answer. My understanding is that she was to then forward them to someone else. In an effort not to make another feel uncomfortable if they were not interested in answering, she left it as an open invitation for those willing to share. So, here are my answers to the “five easy questions”. 1. What was I doing ten years ago? As I think…