MY FAVORITE QUOTES
My Current WoW
Just Go Outside, Please!
💫 Well, summer is almost over. The hot weather has diminished some, and going outside...
🎋 Spiritual Integrity 🎋
"Spiritual secrecy is the protector of spiritual integrity." That quote is from the Trappist monk...
🎋 Third Circle of Hell 🎋
In the 14th century, Dante, in his Alighieri's Inferno (14th-century poem, Divine Comedy), condemned to...
🎋 A Love Song 🎋
💫 I'm a country music fan. Being raised in the mountains of southwest Virginia, I...
🎋 Retirement 🎋
My wife and I recently celebrated being in our retirement community for two years. It...
🎋 Talking to Strangers 🎋
Sometimes, life seems to be chocked full of changes. I have noticed as I've gotten...
🎋 Satchell of Memories 🎋
I have a large drawing of the coal camp I grew up in (Page) hanging...
Guest Missives
🎋Shuckin’ Corn🎋… by Larry
Recently, my friend Larry attempted to pay the local newspaper (The Mountaineer) his subscription dues....
🎋The Bunnies🎋… by JoAnn
Each morning, when I arise just as the sun appears, the first thing I do...
🎋Watermelon Sunday🎋… by JoAnn
After a long hot day and a dinner of fresh veggies from our garden, we...
🎋Spoiled🎋… by JoAnn
I recently received a gift card for my birthday from my daughter Christine. She knows...
🎋What Germs…?🎋 by JoAnn
I confess! I can be quite the germaphobe. I'm thankfully not a clinical case under...
🎋Three Daughters🎋… by JoAnn
Her eyes are brown. She was born during a heat wave after I carried her...
🎋Smells Familiar🎋… by JoAnn
Today I went through the drive-thru at our local McDonald's. The last time I was...
🎋Look Up🎋… by JoAnn
When I was a little girl, I, like all children, loved to play outside. I...
🎋Small Talk🎋… by JoAnn
Many people say they don't care for small talk and that it's fake and a...

AS MY WORLD TURNS
“It's In The Air”
Change is in the air
Temperatures are not quite the same
A feeling of change is in the breeze
A new season is about to arrive
Change is in the air
Children are rushing to school again
Mothers are driving with extra care
A new school year has just begun
Change is in the air
The smell of nature is softer
The leaves are looking tired
A new time of year is about to be born
Change is in the air
The morning is cool, not yet crisp
But the thoughts of crisp days are on my mind
A smile greets my lips
Change is in the air
All things are feeling new again
New clothes, new schedules, new outlooks
Dare I say the word Fall
Change is in the air
No longer can I hold back
The squirrel is beginning to stock up
Yes, FALL is in the air!