tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69266116310533455972024-03-13T09:33:35.248-07:00Seeking Center In An Old House And LifeI'm the keeper of an old farmhouse and seeker of old beautiful things to fill her (and then some, lol) Often someone asks just how all this came to be.
So for the curious, the lovers of all things old, those who share my triumphs and tragedies and those thinking of loving an ancient old house I've started to put all it all to word and picture here.
Welcome!Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-47828021069680454242021-09-10T21:38:00.000-07:002021-09-10T21:38:03.920-07:00NEVER FORGET<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAW0zs8DUmA/YTwvblsVUsI/AAAAAAAABFY/rOb-18t_8fQZkbFOe0Wz3B_vX2c_J8q5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s749/FB%2BRAB%2BTwin%2BTowers%2BWith%2BSeagull.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAW0zs8DUmA/YTwvblsVUsI/AAAAAAAABFY/rOb-18t_8fQZkbFOe0Wz3B_vX2c_J8q5wCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/FB%2BRAB%2BTwin%2BTowers%2BWith%2BSeagull.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Time goes</p><p style="text-align: center;">Grief flows</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sorrow deepens</p><p style="text-align: center;">~ ~ ~ ~ <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">May we never forget those we lost</p><p style="text-align: center;">May we never forget those left behind by those we lost<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">May we never ignore those who continue to suffer from that day<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">May we never forget those who love ones who struggle still </p><p style="text-align: center;">From what they experienced that day<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><br />Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-17195137639647176812020-12-06T14:50:00.001-08:002020-12-06T14:50:22.708-08:00Elf on the shelf alternative lolol<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONb4Dacl9Jw/X81e0QJqFjI/AAAAAAAABCg/_7N-r8MWDaU7GCtnhFvkakzbcjGikUxSACLcBGAsYHQ/s987/FB%2Bmove%2Bover%2Belf%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bshelf%2Blol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONb4Dacl9Jw/X81e0QJqFjI/AAAAAAAABCg/_7N-r8MWDaU7GCtnhFvkakzbcjGikUxSACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/FB%2Bmove%2Bover%2Belf%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bshelf%2Blol.jpg" /></a></div>I know, I know - not deeply introspective <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">But it IS pretty funny as it relates to the <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Elf On The Shelf-ness of the season lolol</p><p style="text-align: left;">(and sometimes I just need a laugh)!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-21129097423284826232020-11-25T20:17:00.000-08:002020-11-25T20:17:19.002-08:00Thanksgiving Eve 2020 <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">"We make a living by what we get, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> We make a life by what we give."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Winston Churchill</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4lzLgbTg3b8/X78kfYwk4hI/AAAAAAAABCM/qbD86cJfLhU5WKxd8noh7JULjW2PuxAjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Share%2BThe%2BBest%2BGift%2BYou%2BCan%2BGive%2Bis%2BTime%2Band%2BAttention.jpg" /></div><br /></span>It is not an easy time to be alive....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Life is strange</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The world is strange</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The future? Largely unknown.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Separate, yet bound together </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We all travel thru these days</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">These heartaches</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">These fears and frustrations</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I believe Churchill </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We each strive our best to survive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">But warmth, hope and humanity</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The best of life comes from</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What we give....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not only food, money, gifts, clothing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">But equally important are:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A text</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A phone call</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">An email</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Perhaps a card sent to a lonely mailbox</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or a little tiny effort - a kind word or a wave hello.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A smile (you can see smiling eyes over a mask if you look closely).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A thank you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A how are you? (then really listen to the answer)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Funny thing happened this week<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I received a bill from a local service provider <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">and on the back of the envelope</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">was a tiny little sticker, a circle of flowers that said, simply</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"thank you"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I found myself a bit overwhelmed by how very much</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">that tiny very thoughtful human touch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">meant to me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll be calling the office of that business to tell them just that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Perhaps one of the painfully wonderful lessons</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">taught by this no-good-very-bad-heart-wrenching covid-19</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">is how little it takes to make a difference.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">How very very very much small kindness can matter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Little acts of caring that we seem to have forsaken, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">that we have forgotten to value in the way we should.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So easy, so simple, mostly costing nothing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">but a little thought and a small effort.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So on this eve of Thanksgiving</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Be mindful of what you may be lucky to have</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Be thoughtful of what you, what other have lost</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And if you are able and willing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Try to do something to help this <span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc">beleaguered</span></span> world<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you can, commit some small, tiny, human, act of kindness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And I hope someone will do the same for you....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">*If you'd like to share a kindness given or received in the comments I'd love that*<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-67006755222946270562020-11-11T13:46:00.000-08:002020-11-11T13:46:41.033-08:00VETERANS DAY 2020<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PrqcvPswYjQ/X6xa9jw4-_I/AAAAAAAABB0/2736KL6LI1QigDwFsObB9Yq_wLYJtchVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s275/US%2BFLAG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PrqcvPswYjQ/X6xa9jw4-_I/AAAAAAAABB0/2736KL6LI1QigDwFsObB9Yq_wLYJtchVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/US%2BFLAG.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">VETERANS DAY 2020<br /><br />I am the granddaughter of a veteran.<br />I am the granddaughter-in-law of a veteran.<br />I am the niece of a veteran.<br />I am the daughter of a veteran.<br />I am the daughter-in-law of a veteran.<br />I am the wife of a veteran.<br /><br />From my earliest days, from my first memories<br />I understood both the passion to serve and the price veterans paid.<br />I watched the pride and the pain upon the faces of those who loved those who have served.<br />I watched the worry and fear upon the faces of those who loved those currently serving.<br /><br />I know what it cost those who live still. The weight of deployment does not stop upon discharge.<br /><br />I spent my life observing veterans who were celebrated.<br />I spent my life observing veterans who were forgotten even as they served.<br />I spent my life observing veterans who were despised for serving their country.<br />Few know there were many Vietnam vets who chose to remove their uniforms when in public.<br /><br />I have had the privilege of walking in civilian life next to many of these veterans and I want you to know that each and every one of these men chose to answer the call voluntarily, totally surrendering their personal freedoms to protect you and every person drawing breath - no conditions, no exceptions. They set their safety, their freedom, their loved ones, potentially their life itself aside for the greater good, for humanity, to protect and improve the world in whatever ways they were able.<br /><br />Most importantly I want you to know that each of these men, some gone, some remaining, came home. And they continued to live their lives with the same heart that called them to serve. They continued to stand, to live, to walk the walk of humanity. Kindness. Aiding others. Supporting each Americans' right to believe and live as they choose and preventing none from doing the same within the laws of the land.<br /><br />Each of these men maintained the integrity, the kindness, the camaraderie of citizenship. They understood then, as now, we are always in this (no matter what "this" the country currently faces) together. They lived and continue to live those standards.<br /><br />Cooperation. Kindness. Humanity. Strength of character. Each an example of "a good man". Because they understood it takes many to find solutions. Many different points of view, various approaches, talking and listening. No one is smarter. No one is better. No one is always right. No one is always wrong. Each has something to offer, worth considering because it may be part of the answer - or it may not. Veterans fought and continue to fight for the right for all points of view, all ideas to matter enough to be heard.<br /><br />Veterans are the first to say, nothing worth doing, nothing worth having is gained without difficulty, effort and looking towards the greater good of peace, kindness, humanity, working together. They each saw first hand the horror of the absence of these things in a country and in the world.<br /><br />I've never served, I'm not a veteran.<br /><br />But I've watched and I've listened. To those men and women who have served, to those men and women who are currently serving and to those women and men who plan to serve. Military duty for our country requires much. It asks more of the serviceman or woman and those they love than I can honestly really understand never having done it myself.<br /><br />Before they serve, they believe in the best of our country, our people. After they serve they believe in the best of our country and we, the citizens of the United States. They hope we will takes the gifts they protected and sacrificed for and in turn do our very best in every way to be deserving and build upon those gifts,<br /><br />I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I think it's the least we can do. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Honor their service in the way we live.<br /><br />It's the least I can do. To thoughtfully, each and every day, choose to offer respect and kindness </p><p style="text-align: center;">to everyone.<br /></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-43822533860436631212020-10-30T13:04:00.004-07:002020-10-30T16:11:26.756-07:00It's Up To You <p style="text-align: center;"> Even in the darkest</p><p style="text-align: center;">and coldest of days </p><p style="text-align: center;">(and times)<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ek2t8Rkyilc/X5xwbqFlj4I/AAAAAAAABBo/HV9JG7Zu7BkuMRrzqSVUwO6Pn3fy-fPOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s789/SHAREFB%2Byou%2Bcan%2Bsee%2Bthe%2Bsong%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bcold.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ek2t8Rkyilc/X5xwbqFlj4I/AAAAAAAABBo/HV9JG7Zu7BkuMRrzqSVUwO6Pn3fy-fPOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/SHAREFB%2Byou%2Bcan%2Bsee%2Bthe%2Bsong%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bcold.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> joy can be found....</p><p style="text-align: center;">but it's up to you to look for it </p><p style="text-align: center;">it's up to you to find it</p><p style="text-align: center;">it's up to you to see it....</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">*you can see each note, chilled as he sings*</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>sometimes magic and joy merge</b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>~~~~ <br /></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Photograph by Mikhail Kalinin</span><i><b> </b></i></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-80078959313399988082020-10-29T16:51:00.000-07:002020-10-29T16:51:14.119-07:00When a picture just says it all, post it......<p> BEST Halloween Decoration EVER lol <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zM26KUnPayA/X5tU3zw6ntI/AAAAAAAABBc/UylXuUrf6pwWpx8PQxZRyS8WwUvE34dJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s696/SHARE%2Bthe%2Bmost%2Bfirghtful%2Bhalloween%2Bdecoration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="696" height="510" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zM26KUnPayA/X5tU3zw6ntI/AAAAAAAABBc/UylXuUrf6pwWpx8PQxZRyS8WwUvE34dJQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h510/SHARE%2Bthe%2Bmost%2Bfirghtful%2Bhalloween%2Bdecoration.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-26238844534894778662020-10-12T18:17:00.003-07:002020-10-12T18:22:53.206-07:00The Mythical Land Of It Will Get Done (that keeps me sane, lol)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FtIfnydq_U/X4T_HZKUreI/AAAAAAAABBM/vzJcYpIlGCQoy6BgjD5KV_5zaB0-HhicACLcBGAsYHQ/s1088/share%2Btomorrow%2Bthe%2Bmythical%2Bland%2Bwhere%2BI%2Bget%2Beverything%2Bon%2Bmy%2Blist%2Bdone%2Blol.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="609" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FtIfnydq_U/X4T_HZKUreI/AAAAAAAABBM/vzJcYpIlGCQoy6BgjD5KV_5zaB0-HhicACLcBGAsYHQ/w224-h400/share%2Btomorrow%2Bthe%2Bmythical%2Bland%2Bwhere%2BI%2Bget%2Beverything%2Bon%2Bmy%2Blist%2Bdone%2Blol.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Oh how unfailingly true!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Somehow it never occurs to me that I simply</p><p style="text-align: center;">will not get everything done - as long as I can add it</p><p style="text-align: center;">to my list for TOMORROW! lol</p><p style="text-align: center;">(how about you)?<br /></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-82317905525792916052020-09-27T16:09:00.000-07:002020-09-27T16:09:29.034-07:00Choices. Dozens Available Every Day. Nobody Gets Them All Right (Or All Wrong). Just Strive To Consider Your Choices.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7co3CxGCUk0/X3EWxX5TnCI/AAAAAAAABA4/b-HVFlffHkETBdkhU55Mm64dAAjvaJUogCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/Share%2BALL%2BYou%2Bchoose%2Bwhat%2Bto%2Bfill%2Bwith.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="700" height="551" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7co3CxGCUk0/X3EWxX5TnCI/AAAAAAAABA4/b-HVFlffHkETBdkhU55Mm64dAAjvaJUogCLcBGAsYHQ/w441-h551/Share%2BALL%2BYou%2Bchoose%2Bwhat%2Bto%2Bfill%2Bwith.png" width="441" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> I couldn't have stated it more perfectly</p><p style="text-align: center;">Pour a cup of kindness, a cup of truly listening</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's totally possible to disagree, yet still hear the reality of another</p><p style="text-align: center;">And if both sides will not just hear but will listen to each other<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Solutions or compromises become possible....... <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-36942429571059017692020-09-03T17:25:00.003-07:002020-09-03T17:29:18.574-07:00Happiness Needs Hope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ix2RuB_eeTY/X1GIU6PvC9I/AAAAAAAABAU/LpBAoLKVnwU5O-aQ_pYJfQM-50FJz_QRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s942/PRINT%2Beven%2Bwhen%2Bthings%2Bgo%2Bwrong%2Bremember%2Bwhat%2Bis%2Bgoing%2Bright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="530" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ix2RuB_eeTY/X1GIU6PvC9I/AAAAAAAABAU/LpBAoLKVnwU5O-aQ_pYJfQM-50FJz_QRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/PRINT%2Beven%2Bwhen%2Bthings%2Bgo%2Bwrong%2Bremember%2Bwhat%2Bis%2Bgoing%2Bright.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It may be very small things that go right</div><div style="text-align: center;">Search if you need to</div><div style="text-align: center;">But find some things<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Find one thing</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find any reason to </div><div style="text-align: center;">Give Hope </div><div style="text-align: center;">To</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happiness....<br /> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br />
Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-47849870162604697462020-08-28T20:53:00.000-07:002020-08-28T20:53:24.481-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_tq3YBQbdr8/X0nNmgyTPzI/AAAAAAAABAA/1iGf7XbyTeAuTWi-BwNygdB3zHuPXVYtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/PRINT%2BDragonflies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="653" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_tq3YBQbdr8/X0nNmgyTPzI/AAAAAAAABAA/1iGf7XbyTeAuTWi-BwNygdB3zHuPXVYtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/PRINT%2BDragonflies.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year is overflowing with dragonflies</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ancient, magical, calming and mystical.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">They seem ever-curious about my chores - yet their visits are always brief.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They pause for a moment to rest and share a gaze between us<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alighting upon the cool freshly washed damp sheets </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I clothespin each piece on the sagging but beloved clotheslines.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I ask them were they've been? Where they're going? And I wish them well </div><div style="text-align: center;">They dart away, towards the sun, the breeze, and the magical freedom of</div><div style="text-align: center;">Their life in the meadows and the woods and the sky....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /> </p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-39842684171749718312020-08-17T16:21:00.004-07:002020-08-17T17:05:27.232-07:00TRUTH #32<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_gV9OYNSfE/XzsP9djOKkI/AAAAAAAAA_k/zAD0L7bQCzoa0y-1w3ouivYz_YnjYvYtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s775/Dont%2Bwait%2Bfor%2Bthings%2Bto%2Bget%2Bbetter%2Bto%2Bbe%2Bhappy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="775" height="601" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_gV9OYNSfE/XzsP9djOKkI/AAAAAAAAA_k/zAD0L7bQCzoa0y-1w3ouivYz_YnjYvYtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Dont%2Bwait%2Bfor%2Bthings%2Bto%2Bget%2Bbetter%2Bto%2Bbe%2Bhappy.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> It was true pre-corona, </div><div style="text-align: center;">It will be true post-corona </div><div style="text-align: center;">IT IS TRUE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY<br /></div>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-21912427771446001522020-08-15T16:45:00.000-07:002020-08-15T16:45:34.122-07:00Warped, Strange, Insane (you know, worse than my normal baseline lol<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P4NEZne2fNI/XzhxGUxp4vI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/zR-uBICkMGoJufp-VFO9_3aiO1XzbSxegCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Bro%2BDRD%2Bdoc%2Bsaid%2BI%2Bshould%2Bhave%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2Bmy%2Bshower%2B2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="457" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P4NEZne2fNI/XzhxGUxp4vI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/zR-uBICkMGoJufp-VFO9_3aiO1XzbSxegCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Bro%2BDRD%2Bdoc%2Bsaid%2BI%2Bshould%2Bhave%2Ba%2Bbar%2Bin%2Bmy%2Bshower%2B2.png" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">This is the peculiar sort of humor that evolves into full laugh out loud mode <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">in my <strike>warped</strike> <strike>strange</strike> pandemic lockdown mind whilst pondering the <strike>possibility</strike> <strike>insanity</strike> '</p><p style="text-align: center;">improbability of any future home projects...... :-)<br /></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-27124231099051429262020-08-08T07:00:00.001-07:002020-08-08T07:00:03.527-07:00A BIT OF A LAUGH (SOMETIMES) CAN'T BE A BAD THING <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qmCcgVkMl-g/Xy4B9A7_9JI/AAAAAAAAA-0/keu8cenM6qw6bPNdpoGKjftJl_-ghR3eACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/when%2Binsurance%2Bagent%2Bwants%2Ba%2Bdiagram%2Bof%2Bthe%2Baccident%2Blolol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="818" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qmCcgVkMl-g/Xy4B9A7_9JI/AAAAAAAAA-0/keu8cenM6qw6bPNdpoGKjftJl_-ghR3eACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/when%2Binsurance%2Bagent%2Bwants%2Ba%2Bdiagram%2Bof%2Bthe%2Baccident%2Blolol.jpg" /></a></div>A bit of a laugh can't be a bad thing lol! :-) <p></p><p>(I am sad for every driver/deer/car - including myself - that's been thru this) <br /></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-4091487911859134562020-08-07T18:18:00.004-07:002020-08-07T18:18:54.469-07:00THESE TIMES<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jlqNdXk0fnA/Xy36sowGWQI/AAAAAAAAA-o/ZbvdDjXtcJk7b4gtyb0aAtlw-EYrnui8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s905/Facebook%2B2020%2Bdear%2Bgawd%2BNOW%2BWHAT%2Blol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="905" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jlqNdXk0fnA/Xy36sowGWQI/AAAAAAAAA-o/ZbvdDjXtcJk7b4gtyb0aAtlw-EYrnui8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Facebook%2B2020%2Bdear%2Bgawd%2BNOW%2BWHAT%2Blol.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There are the best of times</p><p>There are the worst of times</p><p>Then there are THESE times</p><p>which are, to me at least, </p><p><u><b>beyond any conceptual descriptors.</b></u></p><p> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p>So.....<br /></p><p>Be as kind as you can</p><p>Be as understanding as you can</p><p>Be thoughtful and aware that we are all in this crisis together <br /></p><p>And be aware that we will all be in this together when life returns to normal again (in whatever form) </p><p><br /></p><p>Live these times of crisis in a way that will let you be proud of :</p><p>what you said, (or didn't say) </p><p>what you did (or didn't do) </p><p>so you are able to be proud of your actions and words when the crisis is finally over....................</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p>Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-8706932246958609312019-04-30T18:05:00.001-07:002019-04-30T18:09:22.897-07:00Words Worth Remembering...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Life isn't all bad <br />Life isn't all good</div>
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What do you choose to pour?</div>
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What do you want to share with others?</div>
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Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-83132273437126475672018-03-18T15:46:00.002-07:002018-03-18T15:46:27.056-07:00My Plan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm going to see if I can actually manage</div>
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a post or two, a picture, a word (or several lol) </div>
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Yes, sentences, paragraphs, images</div>
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to be shared here and there </div>
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amid the hours, days, weeks, months </div>
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of the ongoing tangle of life....</div>
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Really</div>
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That's my plan</div>
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(Come back to see)? </div>
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<br />Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-56601068306884934552017-02-13T19:10:00.002-08:002017-02-13T19:11:14.313-08:00I AM, FINALLY, Back...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>finally, finally, back...</b></i></h3>
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<br />Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-1250759276051614512016-04-18T16:26:00.000-07:002016-04-18T16:26:01.069-07:00Cold Antler Farm It's been a very very (very) long time since my words have found their way here. Much has, and much continues to happen. There are layers of things I want to share.<br />
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Tho for now I want to offer a link to the blog of a writer, farming homesteader, and strong woman who is living a story worth reading.....<br />
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<a href="http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<br />Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-65284439056301603202015-09-14T16:45:00.003-07:002015-09-14T17:21:12.237-07:00I Swore I'd NEVER post a restaurant food photo (but I guess I lied, lol)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With every ounce of truth in my being </div>
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This is exactly the way the<i><b> 'fish sandwich'</b></i> arrived!</div>
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FABoooo portion and very very yummy</div>
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But the best part was the visual, omg roflmao!</div>
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Who knew Fish could be SO FUNNY!?!</div>
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Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-41818645044996256832015-09-01T18:02:00.002-07:002015-09-01T18:02:32.857-07:00A Person Is....<div class="boxyPaddingBig">
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<u><i><b>They're who they've been throughout your whole relationship</b></i></u></div>
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Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-20952060594571828052015-08-16T10:09:00.003-07:002015-08-16T11:12:11.045-07:00Sentimental Sunday 1Monday - Saturday way into the night are (mostly) madly busy (sometimes) insane-paced. I try to pause for a minute or two every Sunday before the week begins anew, before the month relinquishes another quarter of itself to stop, to think, to consider something close to my heart, something of joy..... It may be a picture. A quote. A story. It may be old, or new or repeat from time to time - but it's what will be my heartsong come Monday morning. <br />
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The bills, the commitments, the 'lists', the goals each <b>demand </b>every day. And while progress is a wonderful thing, there needs to be a moment (or two) of joy - because without it <i><u>what IS the point? </u></i><br />
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Here's this weeks (and my first shared) Sentimental Sunday</div>
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<i><b>I've always thought of windows that view the green</b></i></div>
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<i><b>as a joint endeavor of nature and man. She creates the ever changing beauty</b></i></div>
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<i><b>and we create the portals to (at any time we like) enjoy her work...</b></i></div>
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<br />Woman Seeking Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926611631053345597.post-52819102163908368662015-08-14T09:49:00.000-07:002015-08-14T09:49:18.141-07:00If you are not near retirement/older now, one day you (hopefully!) will be!<i><b>As you know, I studiously avoid politics and inflammatory events here 99% of the time. But there are issues that I believe so strongly have a need to be shared I set that avoidance aside. Any strong opinion shared on the internet runs the risk of disagreement and discussion - which I honestly welcome ~ I learn much from listening to others. In the quest to share and shine a light on an issue that is (IMHO) of great import and in the spirit of open, calm discussion, read on!</b></i> <br />
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There is a continually informative, interesting, honest blog I read by a woman Ronni Bennett that is a wealth of information regarding the journey of aging in these United States. She is a serious and factually backed writer with a career background in news production. She is direct about her opinions (something I like, personally) but is clear to note in her postings what is opinion and what is fact.<br />
*There's also a solid bit of fun each Saturday*<br />
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I mention all this because I've followed Ms. Bennett and her writings for years and found much to ponder, to be aware of which has led me to contact (and log my opinion with) my congressional representatives. In particular in relation to issues that initially impacted my parents,will impact me eventually and will impact everyone who grows to 'senior age ' in this country.<br />
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I am exceedingly concerned, watching the Republican trend towards the elders of this country. Programs that each of them (and each of us have/do pay into for our future) have contributed (involuntarily I must note) thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars for the time when work was no longer a viable path to pay the bills, heat the rooms, meet the property taxes and perhaps have a pet for company/comfort and a meal out now and then. All of the average means retired Soc Sec/Medicare elders I have ever known or met are not living the high life by any means. <br />
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If you are older the emerging Republican trend alarms you (or IMHO it should). If you are younger it may seem unrelated to you - but consider the truth that it will impact you also (if you love your grandparents and parents) long before you need Soc Sec yourself. If some of these cuts are made you will have to watch your grandparents/parents be worried,be fearful, try to find jobs and perhaps even begin to <b>do without essentials</b>. A horrible prospect as an observer. And a true financial hardship if you try your best (as you struggle to make ends meet in your life) if you love and worry about them and therefore do what you can to assist them. If you are younger and building a life hat's not something that <u><b>you </b></u>should have to do because of harsh Soc Sec (or Medicare) changes. <br />
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Some say words such as mine, and those of Ms. Bennett, are reactionary. I disagree. There are many many areas to review for 'savings' (such as removing the soc sec/medicare tax ceiling and various other loopholes). But please don't take anyone's opinion as the truth. Carve out some time to form your own opinion. Research on your own. Read, and truly grasp what is at stake prior to the elections which are not far off. <br />
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<a href="http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2015/08/theres-a-new-octogenarian-on-the-block.html" target="_blank">Here is the link to the blog post and some currently declared opinions from Republicans on Soc Sec</a> <br />
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Talk to others younger and older about this issue ~ discuss it as tho it matters ~ because it does. <br />
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They say, <b> no one gets out alive ~</b> </div>
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<i> Thanks for reading and considering my thoughts shared here - you know I appreciate it....</i><u><i><b> </b></i></u></div>
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