Monthly Archives: August 2007

I’ve not been feeling well–just a cold, but it’s the kind that saps your basic will to live, so I’ve been laying around watching episodes of The Office–wishing I had something to do with my hands like knit. You all … Continue reading →

Finally it rained–a gentle rain most of the morning and for a little while into the afternoon. Yay! How nice that was. I hope it happies up my yard. The automobile affectionately known as Little White has come back to … Continue reading →

There was thunder in the distance while I barbecued chicken thighs and watered the roses this evening.  That is as close as we’ve come to having rain in 6-8 weeks or more.  It clouded over for a little while, that … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to my talented, lovely, thoughtful and wonderful sister, Kayray! I hope you have a great day. xxxxxxoooooooo

How long has it been since we’ve had any rain?  My yard is dried out, brown and dying.  I water the roses by hand every other day, they’re doing ok, but the rest…just pathetic.  I’ve never seen anything like this … Continue reading →

In The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis talks about “sehnsucht”, an inconsolable joyward longing for something that life in this world never quite gives us, though we may sometimes catch an enticing whiff of it. “it is a desire … Continue reading →

The title caught my eye…it would be nice to be expecting a summer rain right about now. The lawn crunches when I walk across it, carrying water to the roses. But when I read the accompanying poem, it called up … Continue reading →

I already tipped my hand as to where I fall in regards to Harry Potter. Given that I do think it is a wonderfully imaginative story with Christological overtones, I am not very surprised to learn that there is a … Continue reading →

Today we had three baseball games to attend. It was sweltering hot–upper 90’s and very humid. The only thing that kept my complaints about the heat in check–aside from my gratitude that I wasn’t running around in it wearing a … Continue reading →

Ahhhh….it was GOOD. We enjoyed it very much. You can talk about it now, Kayray. D17, who did the big marathon read as soon as we got it, kept telling me, “you’re going to cry, Mom.” And then as our … Continue reading →

Years and years ago I had a job…yes I did. I worked at a large chain grocery store. One of the best parts of the job was the sharing of jokes. There were the regular joke tellers…the guys who collected … Continue reading →