I don’t know what really made me decide to volunteer, except the fact that a co-worker told me she was going. Diane was pretty upbeat about the whole thing. Actually she is just a overall upbeat person. The moment seemed right,without a second thought I signed up to volunteer for Operation Gratitude. The location is […]
I am always excited to find some new trails to explore, within an hour of San Fernando Valley, in any direction. This year has started out well with some new trails in the Ventura area of the Santa Monica Mtns. We have had great weather, although dry, for January hiking. Wildwood Park following the stream
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Due to unseasonably warm weather and no rain…a friends Cherry trees, in Van Nuys, have started blossoming. The blossoms are beautiful, now all we need are bees.
someone i knew intimately, over 30 years ago, asked in my presence (in a manner that doesn’t preclude an answer) asked out loud, while almost to himself, during a passing conversation… “what were we thinking?” in reference to our youth, the music, the dancing, the art, the dreams, living in the moment, the free spirit,
Everytime someone sees me doing Sudoku, I get requests to explain the process. When I started doing Sudoku I simply read that first book intro instructions. “one to nine” in each square, row, and column. It was a way to pass time, while standing in line or waiting at a doctors’ office. It was a
Everything is going just fine. It is early morning, and my creative juices have kicked into gear after twenty minutes of inspirational surfing through twitter, facebook and linkedin. Like most mornings, it is quiet so far as the major portion of coworkers have yet to infiltrate the building with jabber. I have, at this point
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I am finishing reading “A Journal of Solitude” by May Sarton, a journey describing her time living alone in a small New Hampshire town in a manner that is both celebratory of her natural surroundings, while at the same time emotional rich with her own short comings with solitude and facing, as we all do
