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Come in, make yourself comfortable and stay awhile. If you can't stay this time, I hope you will come back. As the name implies, the musings will be about all sorts of subjects, whatever is on my mind at the time that I feel good about sharing. It may be about genealogy, or history, or literature, or even a really good recipe. Maybe I will tell you my own story, with the help of those on whose shoulders I stand, the ones who came before me. So be prepared to be surprised and hopefully, entertained.

I look forward to hearing from you. Your input will ultimately help my output.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

One a day

I have decided to keep a journal of something I am thankful for every day in 2012.  Today the word that popped into my head as I got up this morning was "quilts".  Now, I will have to find the time to elaborate.
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Death of a tropical storm

Drats!  We all became hopeful as Tropical Storm Don grew stronger in the Gulf.  Would Don be our savior or should we look for another?  Dirty Don fell apart as he  approached land, way too far south to do us any good.  The reason?  According to my meteorologist son, the horrible high that has plagued us for months, creating record-breaking heat, low humidity and relentless wind is responsible.  Son Jim refers to it as a "death ridge" and I suppose that is a good way to call something strong enough to kill a tropical storm.  
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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Cats

   How does a person enjoy solitude without a cat on their lap?  My cat, Hillary Rotten Kitten, is on my lap when I watch TV, read, or knit.  Although knitting can be difficult since she seems to think the yard is for her amusement.  This is not good for a beginning knitter.  I have enough trouble trying to keep the yarn straight without Hillary's help.
   I consider myself to be an independent person but I am so dependent on a cat that is very independent.  Does that sentence make sense?  Oh well, it does to me.
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Sunday, July 17, 2011




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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Monkey Mind definition

A monkey mind is a Buddhist term meaning "unsettled; restless; capricious; whimsical; fanciful; inconstant; confused; indecisive; uncontrollable"  (source:  Wikipedia).  Elizabeth Gilbert, in "Eat, Pray, Love, describes it as " the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves, spit and howl".
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