Category Archives: Musings

Living a ritualistic life…….

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Lily

One Easter Sunday I sat in our Illinois church home. I listened to the story I have heard annually all of my life. The story of how Peter denied he was a follower of Jesus.  I remembered when I first … Continue reading →

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Just Tumbling Along…..

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Lily

Tumbleweeds are a late summer to late winter, western Kansas, eastern Colorado crop. There are tumbleweeds in other parts of the southwest, western Oklahoma and Texas, all over Arizona and New Mexico. However, when I think of tumbleweeds I see … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Years continued….

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Lily

The Brandywine River Years…. the past 22 months have been a series of twists and turns, lives circling in and out between “the known and unknown.”* Granddaughter Alice and her high school sweetheart were married on a beach in Hawaii … Continue reading →

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Blue Moon………

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Lily

My first blue moon sighting was in October, 1996. I was leaving my apartment in DeKalb, Illinois. I remember it was a beautiful, bright, cool night. At that point I knew nothing about blue moons. If I thought about them … Continue reading →

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Along the Banks………

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Lily

We have been floating close to the banks of the waterways the past seven months. After much drama and financial instability, we moved to Kanas, where Lily has a job and, most importantly, health insurance. Our lives appear to be … Continue reading →

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Things….…….

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Lily

The other day I was wondering how to describe exactly what the word “thing” meant. Recently, we have been using the phrases “It is just one thing after another,” or “If it is not one thing, it is another,” to … Continue reading →

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Living my sum total life…….

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Lily

We are the sum total of our life experiences and choices made while living those experiences. I am accountable for decisions I make and accept responsibility for actions resulting from those choices. Choosing to not make a decision is a choice. … Continue reading →

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Still Floatin’……..

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Lily

The old lily pad has been listing a little from the wear and tear of the past eight months. Mike has had several brushes with pneumonia. The third weekend of September he was in intensive care for several days and … Continue reading →

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My life has changed again…..

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Lily

 Mike is recovering from his death brush. I am working full time once again. Alice is here for several weeks. We have a half grown kitten named Jasper giving Jem fits. There is a TV in the living room.   … Continue reading →

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Games We Play…….

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Lily

Starting is always easier than stopping. I had never played a computer game until last March. The first was a jewel matching game. Next there was Scrabble, then Bookworm Deluxe, Plants vs. Zombies, Jewel Quest 3. I have been through … Continue reading →

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