Category Archives: joy
Heritage calls
Growing up a country kid in the north means hunting and fishing is common. A proud heritage is passed on from grandfather to father, father to son and in my case you can throw in mother and father and daughter … Continue reading
A Gift that Meets Our Need Is The Very Best
“Oh. It’s only clothes. “I had an idea when I was younger that all Christmas presents should be something you don’t need. I think others helped me in forming this idea. Gradually my idea of the perfect present has … Continue reading
Chutney is Life?
Watching all the turmoil around me, sometimes my attitude seems to be a bit fluffy. Maybe some of that is on purpose. I try to maintain a certain amount of denial so that the seriousness of it all doesn’t … Continue reading
Summer Calls and Kids Help It
Summer is at midpoint and I notice myself and people around me alternating between a panic and plodding moes. We like a collective ant colony movealong the path of seasonal tasks and pleasure. Produce and blossoms come in waves … Continue reading
Father,Daddy,Papa,Dad,Pop Whatever You Call Him Treat Him
Father’s Day approaches and men and women the world over are wondering what to do about it? Men don’t know what they want. Women respond by trying to give them what they want them to want or … Continue reading
Mothering in Retrospect
It’s interesting being the mother of older children. My roll has changed from one who made things ok, made things happen, knew (supposedly) all the answers, and gave up my nights, my comfort ( wet sandy snuggles at the beach … Continue reading
Silent apologies to Plants
I find myself feeling sorry for the plants as we till our garden spot. I apologize inwardly ( I’m sorry to nip you in the bud this way) to the about to bloom forget me nots and the rambling … Continue reading
2005 mama fishsummer days 034
.flickr-photo { } . Now that it’s spring I am looking forward to some day like this one when I am able to get out there on the lake and catch a nice mess of fish. Memories of fishing with … Continue reading
The Rain Falls on Me and You
Every once in a while it seems life is like a clock and I suddenly get a glimpse of the inside and the way all the parts connect to each other. I was thinking about whys and hows yesterday as … Continue reading
