Tag: random musings
member name: Mariana T.
|
February 28, 2007 12:42 PM EST --
In my previous article, Rare Allurement, I posted part of an old poem that was found on an old cabin door. The author of this timeless poem is unknown but I imagine it was someone who loved his time . . .
more
|
|
March 18, 2007 03:50 AM EDT --
Are you a woman over 55? I would like to know what makes you tick. What are you doing with your life? Are you content with where you are or would you like to be in another place? . . .
more
|
|
March 21, 2007 12:58 AM EDT --
I will take this bold step and ask you what you did today, the First Day of Spring. It is a day that I usually celebrate in some fashion. I did at least burn sage and light a candle I . . .
more
|
|
March 24, 2008 12:24 PM EDT --
Have any of you ever put a message into a bottle? You printed your name and address, screwed on the cap or corked it and threw it into the water. Then, you forgot about . . .
more
|
|
July 24, 2006 10:05 PM EDT --
It's been raining all day. My mind is almost as mildewed as the porch rocker cushions. I am sitting here thinking about my name. I was named Maria Ana after my Aunt Maria Louisa and . . .
more
|
|
March 31, 2007 02:29 PM EDT --
Dear Folks and Friends,
Judging from the state of my house, you'd think I spend loads of time in my garden. I do. However, when I'm out there, I'm usually either pouring coffee . . .
more
|
|
April 04, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
Do you read palms? I would love to know what you see in the lines of my palm. Thank you. Salud.
more
|
|
April 08, 2007 04:14 PM EDT --
Recently someone asked me this question and quite frankly I'm not sure how to answer it. Why was anyone born where they were born? Of course, it's where your mother happened to . . .
more
|
|
April 13, 2007 12:04 AM EDT --
The day zoomed by quicker than I had time to count my blessings or gripe too much. I got up, drank my two cups of coffee, ate my oatmeal and cantelope, took my uphill walk, went grocery shopping, passed . . .
more
|
|
April 14, 2007 02:05 AM EDT --
This moment is almost over. It's passed as quickly as the dancing of this font across the screen - did time go by this fast when my old Underwood produced news clippings in the days of old? I . . .
more
|
|
April 16, 2007 02:16 AM EDT --
Mondays hit me like a ton of bricks. I stretch my Sundays about as far as a day can go. It's 10:54 and I've one hour to finish enjoying the sacred moments of the weekend. It was . . .
more
|
|
April 21, 2007 12:54 PM EDT --
This morning we found a crow with a broken wing. It appears he has also been attacked. He's now in the pet carrier in our aviary. We have saved many doves and other birds. Last . . .
more
|
|
April 22, 2007 02:18 AM EDT --
I once wrote an article called What's Your Name? and I loved hearing everyone's name and where everyone's name came from. That was long ago and now I feel like asking the question. . . .
more
|
|
May 14, 2007 12:23 AM EDT --
The old band teacher told me, Mariana, you learn one new thing a day. At the end of the day, I've tried to recount what that one new thing was. Yes, I did learn something. I continue . . .
more
|
|
May 26, 2007 11:38 AM EDT --
When I grew up down in Franklin, La., my family drank Luzianne coffee. It was a bit strong for my Yankee father so he and my Venezuelan mother drank theirs as Cafe au lait - lots of milk. The . . .
more
|
|
June 03, 2007 02:03 PM EDT --
I have to admit. Mine is pure funk. Yes, I'd love to say it's all the wonderful things that my friend, Miz Cecile describes. She says shabby chic and a few other nice names. . . .
more
|
|
July 05, 2007 12:02 PM EDT --
Greetings folks, friends, fans and family: Yesterday, I attended the OHC Gatherstock 2007 on-line party. Other than that, my day was spent totally alone. I loved it. I find great . . .
more
|
|
August 19, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
A gracious good morning my friends. This early morning while feeding my cats, I looked towards the cemetery and saw a burnt orange ball rising. It was that wondrous old Hannah - what they used . . .
more
|
|
November 18, 2007 11:23 AM EST --
When I was down home in Louisiana, I was digging in one of my dresser drawers and came across an envelope with the return address of Vineland, New Jersey. I thought about it half a minute. . . .
more
|
|
December 08, 2007 02:07 AM EST --
Dear Sisters over 50 - Many of you have enough stories to write a book. We all do no matter how boring we think our lives have been. We all have a story. We all have many stories. . . .
more
|
|
|
|
