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I have become a voyeur, a voyeur of other people’s home interiors. When we are not watching a Hallmark movie (where the interiors are often elegant and over-the-top), we often are watching cable news. Since most of the reporters are in New York City, they are sheltering-in-place and reporting/analyzing/commenting from their homes. The majority ofContinue reading “Musings of a Voyeur”

Day 23: Monday, March 23, 2020 Another day at home. It really is an odd feeling to have nothing to do, no where to go, except outside to walk the dog. Oh, I know the time will come when I have to get out to go to the grocery or the pharmacy, but, meanwhile, weContinue reading “More Musings–a little distracted”

Note: I’ve decided to share my ongoing musings about this trying time that our world is going through. I share because I think many of us our sharing these same kids of thoughts and feelings. Day 18: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Reset, take two: I’m still thinking about a national reset being good for ourContinue reading “Musings: From Lent to Pandemic”

A third in a series of musings during this trying time Day 20: Thursday, March 19, 2020 Halfway through Lent, but only a short way through the COVID-19 outbreak. Things seem to be such a mess. When we listen to the news, we hear of all kinds of shortages for protective personal gear for healthcareContinue reading “Musings: From Lent to Pandemic”

Note: This is one of my Lenten reflections that I’ve been writing during this season when we wait for resurrection. In light of the changes in our lives because of this global pandemic, I’ve begun to reflect on our current status. The following is yesterday’s reflection. Reset. That’s the word I thought of yesterday whenContinue reading “Reset: in light of COVID-19”

Yes, it’s a strange title. No, my granddaughter, aged three, has not yet gotten her ears pierced. For that matter, neither has my five-year-old granddaughter. Only the eleven-year-old and ten-year-old have pierced ears, and, of course, they are both going on eighteen! But the earrings I am remembering are ones that I purchased when IContinue reading “Grandbaby Earrings”

Actually, I have several pairs of cruise earrings—and not because I’ve been on lots of cruises. Two or three pairs came as gifts from Jim before we married. After his wife had died, he had wanted to continue to do the annual time-share vacations that were such a part of their family tradition. By thisContinue reading “Cruise Earrings”

One trip, so many memories. It was 2009 and I was traveling with my good friend Ruth. If I remember correctly, five days in Dublin, five days in Great Britain, another three days in Ireland—traveling to the western side to see Galway and Yeats’ house museum. In Dublin we experienced our smallest hotel elevator ever.Continue reading “Irish earrings”

What a lark! Our church’s very first work and witness team to Budapest had so far exceeded the host church’s expectations that we had not only completed the demolition of the three rooms into one worship space, but we had also completely landscaped their front garden area and created a patio in the back yardContinue reading “Vienna earrings”

Diamond-cut, tear-dropped shaped silver—these are pretty earrings. Purchased on a Sunday afternoon in one of the boutique shops in an arcade on Champs Elysees, these are earrings to wear and remember, not just the day, but the whole trip. This, my eighth trip to Paris, was the third in which my husband was present, althoughContinue reading ““New” Paris Earrings”