Turkey's in the hood

Not to long ago, while driving to work, I was stopped dead in my tracks by what looked like 50 fat, beautiful, lumbering turkeys in the middle of the road.  Not all of them were in the middle, exactly, some were lounging on a lawn.  I stopped to count them and I got to over 40 before they decided they might be in some one's way.  I didn't have the heart to honk my horn, and one of my few good habits is giving myself time to get places, so I just enjoyed the camaraderie. I did, however take several pictures for posterity with my phone.  Oh, you probably thought I was talking about the "other" turkeys in my neighborhood.  We have a few of those, too!  Make a ripple, lol, see what happens

The season of forgiveness

I was out in my back yard working, yesterday.  It was one of the few days we have had to do that.  I must admit, working outside is one of my most favorite things, much better than anything inside. HA! You must know by now how I feel about Spring.  To me, it is the season of forgiveness.  All the messes I left before hibernating, are waiting patiently to be cleaned up with a wonderful reward, and best of all, no judgement for what I left before.  It makes me wonder if I shouldn't carry Spring in my heart all year long just to let me know that whatever messes I have made will always be forgiven. And with just a little work, I can make something beautiful which once was not so beautiful.  Make a ripple, carry the thought, see what happens.

One more degree...

When I got up this morning, I only turned the heat up one degree.  That sounds weird on many fronts. First, I have to turn it on for Catboy , who patiently sits by the vent, waiting for it. Second, I want to warm up the house just a little from the night.  It is strange what that one degree does for us both and it tells me that it just takes a tiny bit more effort to work my way in to Spring.  It was a hard winter, and my movement has been slow. This brings up my favorite subject, patience.  The older I get, the more I need to work on this wonderful virtue. We are not taught to be patient.  That is sad, because, if nothing else, patience causes us to be in the moment, and that's where we should be, appreciating every breath.  Make a ripple, settle down, see what happens.

Brain Freeze

We all get this!  I have it this morning.  What I wish for you is that your heart's desires be fulfilled, and that you honor and respect everyone today and put a smile on someone else's face.  Make a ripple, for yourself and others, see what happens.

He's much better, today

Yesterday, Catboy gave me quite a scare.  He was very lethargic, wouldn't eat any of his cookies, and one of his bodily functions ...  Well, you get the point.  So, I had a little talk with him, gave him some cat herbs (legal) and left him to rest, all the while asking for just another 10 years with him.  My point here is that we all have people in our lives who are not as young as they used to be.  We get busy and sometimes lose site of the fact that they need us, too.  I am happy to report that Catboy is his rare and wonderful self, today.  It just took a little extra love and tenderness, and yes, those (legal) herbs. Our society is not as adept as some in honoring our elders, I say we take a page from their book.  Believe it or not, we will be there sooner than you think!  Make a ripple, honor them, see what happens.

85 pounds of love

Good neighbors make life worth living.  I am so fortunate to have the best neighbors in the world.  I am not exaggerating.  The ones on either side are so friendly and willing to help out in any way.  Besides that, they are smart and funny and just a joy to me.  Across the street, I have friends who I talk to about all the things happening in the world, and they are also great human beings.  Next to them is an amazing woman who is the very glue holding us all together.  She is a trusted sitter for kids and Catboy, she knows everything that is going on in the neighborhood, and yesterday, I caught her picking up garbage down the block.  I said " what the heck are you doing?"  With her beautiful smile, she said," someone needs to pick this up, it might as well be me."  I will tell you now, she is not a teenager, but the glint in her eye is!  It takes little time to be a good neighbor, I am going to try just a little harder to be just like her!  Make a ripple, look out for each other, see what happens.

Hanging by a thread

A very dear, and long time friend of mine is having surgery as we speak.  She has already had one of those years we never want to have and she is scared.  We all would be, having to go under the knife.  What I reminded her was that she had been strong enough to weather the last year.  Sometimes we do not give ourselves credit for all that we have done.  The other thing I told her is that she might be hanging by a thread, but the thread is made of silk, the strongest fabric I know.  Let's hold each-other in the light, for we face some hard times, but let's also know that the darkness cannot get into the light, and we all have a silk thread.  Make a ripple, find your strength, see what happens.