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Before my brother and sister from eastern Canada arrived for a visit in August, I asked them if they wanted to go spelunking (caving). Yes…not too far from where I live is a great cave…a subterranean wonderland having tight crawl spaces (face and bum/back in the dirt crawling), crevices, extraordinary natural calcite sculptures (soda straws, […]
Posted at: August 30th, 2009 - 9:01 am - Number of Comments » 0
No one is in charge of your happiness except you. Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James
Posted at: August 24th, 2009 - 12:07 pm - Number of Comments » 0
During my recent trip to New York City I visited the reconstruction site in Lower Manhattan where the twin towers of the World Trade Center stood until the September 11, 2001 attacks. What a site to behold…even today…almost eight years after those coordinated suicide attacks using the hijacked jet airliners! But it was en route […]
Posted at: August 13th, 2009 - 4:46 am - Number of Comments » 0
While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a […]
Posted at: August 5th, 2009 - 8:38 am - Number of Comments » 0
I have been battling cancer for several months. The support of friends and family is key to keeping morale up, but I feel more alone than ever. I hardly hear from my friends. When I pick up the phone to say, “Hello,” they say they haven’t called because they don’t want to disturb me. Or […]
Posted at: August 4th, 2009 - 10:24 am - Number of Comments » 0
It strikes me that for the first time in five decades of living I am now motherless, that I no longer have a Mum with whom to have tea. This is not a thought that I can comprehend. I am trying to leave the room but keep going back to her to give her one […]
Posted at: August 2nd, 2009 - 11:33 am - Number of Comments » 0