We made it to our destination – lovely Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The weather was perfect, with sunshine and moderate temperatures, mostly in the 70s. We spent a lot of time in Kat’s friends’ backyard, doing … Continue reading →| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
I’m finishing my morning coffee and delaying actually doing anything remotely productive this morning, so you are my victims. It’s not that I have anything to say, but still, I feel the…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
I’m having a tantrum. It’s so very hard to remain quiet, to not rant, to keep a good balance. The weather outside is not frightful, but the attitude and direction we seem to be going is…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
I’ve been playing with my arting – looking for my ‘niche’, my style, trying to loosen up and continuing to stop trying for realism. I’ve learned a few things – I…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
I haven’t done this in a very long time – but today I feel like joining to share a bit of my world. Have you ever danced round a maypole? I don’t think I’ve ever danced arou…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
Or two. Or maybe more. But – my most pressing question is: Is protesting the treatment of Palestinians (or whatever residents of Palestine are called) really anti-semitism? I mean, the Palestinians are of the Jewish religion, are they not? My … Continue reading →| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
Although I avoid turning on television news, just enough gets through my email and the cracks in the wall I’ve built around myself to ruffle my feathers and get me going – here we go again! This morning I read … Continue reading →| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
There are some thoughts wandering around in my head. All very random, nothing very cohesive and here you are, my sort of captive audience. Is there a way to set the font size permanently in WordPress? Something I need to … Continue reading →| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
Last night I turned on the news, and the result was that my mind was roiling with words clamoring to be released. So this morning, I wrote to my Congressmen: “Last night I turned on my TV and…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
I have been absent for awhile – in part because I think my muse is on vacation, and in part because if I post I’d like to have happy, or at least neutral, things to say. I do not want t…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
It’s yet another gray, rainy, chilly day, and I am happy to be sitting inside in my comfortable chair with cat on my lap in front of my warming fireplace. It’s electric, but the charm o…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
I am doing what I do best – avoiding the chores that I should be doing. Sitting in my recliner, with one of our cats curled beside me, fireplace on because it’s the middle of November, …| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
I’d like to share with you some post-election words from an elementary school principal to his staff – prompted by his knowledge that they would be disheartened by the election results …| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
That is my fear – that the world that I have known for my 82, nearly 83, years will not be what I know for my remaining years. I went to bed with the fear that things would end as they have. …| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind
We left off at the backyard end of the patio – in the background you see the lower part of the hot tub, and there is a space for getting to the table with our small gas grill and smoker for c…| Wanderings of an Elusive Mind