Her hair was black And her eyes were blue She was slender and tall And beautiful too *** I knew she was trouble Right from the start Cause I’m a summertime boy And She had wintertime heart *** She was cruising’ the boardwalk Keepin’ time with the beat And she knew that she had Every… Read More ~~ A Wintertime Heart ~~
Yes, dear friends, I have at long last been awarded my PHD ************************** It’s been a long hard pull and the work was, more often than not, just exhausting. It all started with observations, samplings, composition, engineering, planning, and finally, but not least, the work. The certificate was the culmination of years of work in… Read More Advanced Education
When all is not quite as it seems And problems come in unnumbered reams Hands full of broken and shattered dreams I leave it behind at the end of the day And as the evening begins to tire I dream of all my heart’s desires And I find myself here by the fire Relaxin’ Good… Read More Relaxin’
(Click on the pictures to enlarge) Invierno en la casa de Pablo More artwork from the frost fairies The thermometer reads -4 F I feel like I’m living the movie “Groundhog’s Day”. I wake up each morning and it’s sunny for a while. I clear the driveway. Then it becomes windy and cloudy, and… Read More 2 1/2 Months Til Spring
**************************** **************************** The inkwell has run dry right now And I’m doin’ other things. Hammer, nails, stain and brush Also make my heart sing So now I’ll take a little break Whilst I finish up these chores And wander to some other place Until I think of more… Things to write. ******************** ******************** May your… Read More January 17… Good Night Everybody
******************************************************************** ******************************************************************* He rolled sleepily out of bed and trudged down the hallway to turn up the heat on the thermostat. It was cold in the house. It always was this time of morning, this time of year. He turned the heat down every night, thinking to save on his utility bill. Crawling lazily back into… Read More ~More Footprints…~
Life’s getting too serious around here so I thought I’d lighten it up a bit. ************************************************************* ********************************************************** Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says: ‘Slim, I’m 83 years old now and I’m just full of aches and pains. I… Read More Smile !
Really must be getting old Sitting by the window Looking out at the cold Everything’s closed And nowhere to go Just piles and piles of snow, snow, snow….
To all of my WordPress friends… Tonight I am asking everyone for a favor. Some of you know her and know her story and the medical problems she has and still faces. I am speaking about Robyn Lee (Through the Healing Lens), one of our own here on WordPress. She is facing a complex and… Read More A Friend in Need
Who said “LET IT SNOW” ??????? The pic is this evening, from the living room window and the snow is still falling. With drifts, we have 24-36in of this white stuff on the ground now. My poor elderly snowblower has given up, mainly because I’m running out of somewhere to blow the snow. This may sound facetous,… Read More ENOUGH, ALREADY !!!!!!!
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