I am the proverbial storyteller. My goal here is to share stories of joy, wisdom, and some of my life experiences and observations. I feel a deep appreciation for life and beauty. I love nature and all things living, (well, maybe not mosquitoes, and creepy dangerous things!) I am a retired nurse, who has dabbled in many different hobbies over the years. I have one cat, two grown sons, and the two wonderful daughters in law. and three beautiful grandchildren. I love my life in NC.
I have written a series of posts about my own experiences with domestic abuse and violence. In order to deal with some painful experiences in my adult life; and to increase my self-confidence and self-understanding, I decided first to write a letter to myself as a little girl. I wrote these several years ago for … More Letter To My Childhood Self
I have healed greatly from a long marriage to an emotionally abusive husband, who passed away after mini-strokes and finally heart failure in 2009. He changed over the years because of poorly controlled diabetes and mini-strokes, which showed up on his brain MRI. For me, it has been an eye-opening experience to finally understand bit … More Are You Being Abused?
Today I attended the funeral of my elderly neighbor, Mr. Q. I experienced some thoughts and feelings from his death and funeral that I found at times to be upsetting, surprising and then comforting. Funerals are something I usually avoid when possible. I went to my father-in-law’s funeral this past year. It was a military … More A Neighbor’s Death Observed
Over ten years ago I moved into my new home. But allow me to start at the beginning of this story. The story of how it happened is what makes my home, so very important to me. My previous home was a roomy three bedroom house with garage, spacious living room and master bedroom and … More Five Ways You Know You Are Home
August 17 is International Black Cat Day. This is my Norie. You may have seen my recent blogs on black cats, with photos of my Norie. This post explains why black cats have been maligned and how beautiful and smart they can be. I hope that these words and photos will introduce black cats for … More Black Cat Appreciation Day
These are some bits of information that I learned when entering a new relationship. When I was growing up I always wondered how I would know the guy I want to marry is the right one? I want to share some factors to consider before embarking on a long term relation”ship.” It is easy to … More Who Loves You Baby?
Over ten years ago I met, Miss Pearl (not real name), a very plucky, tiny, young acting, elderly lady. Although she passed away a few years later, I want to share some of her story because she was such a fascinating and charming lady. I especially treasured her friendship during a time when my own … More She Didn’t Have a Chance
I have two places in my home that I treasure more than any other spots. One is my bedroom. When my husband was living, he had health and emotional issues. While he was alive and more so after his stroke, (from which he recovered most of his sense of balance) everything was placed for his … More Memories, And A Space of My Own
Do you believe in guardian angels? Do angels really rescue people? I am thankful for my guardian angels, especially since it is my seventy-fourth birthday! I wouldn’t be alive now, if it weren’t for their help. I remember this painting or print that my grandmother had in her living room. The evangelist Billy Graham even … More My Poor Guardian Angel(s)
I live in one of the best condominium families in the world. Everyone in this building is friendly, kind, generous and always available to help when one of us needs help. I gave this post the title because of the people living here in my condominium . We have two retired Catholic ladies and one … More We Are the World
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