Monthly Archives: November 2011
I saw a cardinal!
We were in Tennessee and Kentucky last week, and I saw my first cardinal (the bird). I was so excited! This photo isn’t the greatest, because my camera is average, and I had to photograph the bird through glass. (Was … Continue reading
Counting my blessings
Did you create a list of things you are thankful for yesterday? I did, and made it to 109 before I was distracted by family and food. I had the usual listing of family and friends (which I am MOST … Continue reading
Thanksgiving thoughts
You can tell I’ve been thinking about the way things were when I was a kid, and the way things are now. That’s only a difference of about 50 years, but the world has changed a lot since then. In … Continue reading
Other lives, other stories
When I was a kid, I loved to read biographies. I wanted to know what other people’s lives were like, even the simple things like what foods did they eat, and if they had time for fun, what did they … Continue reading
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Ten minutes on depression
Recently I did a ten-minute employee presentation on depression. The person who asked me to do it wanted me to do it on suicide and depression, but I managed to reduce it to one topic when I pointed out that … Continue reading
Things “click” when we are ready
The past couple months have been busy. October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so there were a variety of events associated with that. And I was knitting dwarf hats. And a foolish stretch to reach something resulted in a minor … Continue reading
Dwarf Hats!
Every year our office dresses up for Halloween with a group theme, and this year they chose the Seven Dwarfs (ala Snow White). I made the foolish offer to make the hats, and the race to knit them in time … Continue reading
Hermit by Moonlight 