Mothers Who Love(d) Me
Sunday, 13th May is approaching. The second Sunday in May, and Mother’s Day in the USA, South Africa and many other countries. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Nigeria, Mothering Sunday is celebrated on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, which is usually March. To find out when Mother’s Day is commemorated throughout the world, check …
Neck & Chest Protector Finishing a project–it brings that sigh of pleasure and maybe a bit of pride. And this one brought not only the satisfaction of completion and accomplishment, it brought with it a sense of relief. Perhaps that’s a unwise confession to make. But since I started this project last year, I was …
Not sewn up…
I truly missed having a sewing machine in Florida. I took some knitting, on which I barely worked. Quilting became an interest because I found myself quilting the inside of the purses I was making for my three step-daughters. For one thing, sewing long lines was actually soothing. Therefore, I took the opportunity to look …
From Midnight to Maverick!
In case you can’t make out where My Midnight Man is standing, he is in a box; the box used to ship a bicycle, more specifically His bicycle. He rode the bike from London, England to Geneva, Switzerland in June 2009. He did a sponsored ride to raise money for Crisis–a charity that helps homeless …
Home, home, wonderful home…
Delighted and relieved are two words that accurately express my feelings about the long journey home being over. One-hundred years ago making a journey of over 6,000 in a 24-hour period would not have been thought possible. Now we do it. The flight between Tampa and Newark, New Jersey was about two-and-a-half hours. The layover …
Things I’ve been reading…and other kitties…
When I first arrived here in Florida, I knew that I wouldn’t have access to television, as my sister couldn’t afford cable. The condominium community she lives in was purchased by a new owner, who connected cable for all the flats/apartments; of course raising the rent as well. For the first half of my visit …
There’s a security street light that fills our night-time rooms with amber light, leaving no need for a night-lights. Macular Degeneration has made Mom legally blind, and we never know exactly how much she sees. It might be a shadow or colour–like telling me she likes my yellow tee shirt. At night, a little light …