I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Tag: Abuse
It’s Not Your Fault
I was up until 4 a.m. writing my last post. I was up until around 1 a.m., I think, working on this post, until I was so tired that I finally decided I was too tired to think and should get some sleep. I… Continue Reading “It’s Not Your Fault”
Let My Heart Be Broken
Today was rather cloudy and gloomy–and later in the afternoon it began to rain. It was just as well because EJ has been quite miserable as he battles some sort of respiratory infection. It’s easier to rest on gloomy days than nice, bright, sunny… Continue Reading “Let My Heart Be Broken”
A Bit of Chaos
This week I have added preparing the living room for installing the new flooring to my list of tasks. We are removing the carpet ourselves because we want to fix any problems there might be before the installation people show up. We were told that… Continue Reading “A Bit of Chaos”
Oxymoronic Week
This week is quickly crawling by. Yes, that is an oxymoron. I like the word oxymoron. An online dictionary defined oxymoron as “It occurs when two contradictory words are together in one phrase. In fact, oxymoron translates from the Greek words oxy meaning sharp, and moron, which means dull. Thus, the… Continue Reading “Oxymoronic Week”
Trees and Captain AmeROOca
I am drinking hot coffee on a chilly, rainy morning as I begin writing today’s post. I like rainy days. They feel cozily soporific. In late March/early April our county and several others sold trees for a pittance. I really, really wanted to buy… Continue Reading “Trees and Captain AmeROOca”
Who I Am
I used to watch a TV series called NCIS. I haven’t watched it in a long time. I stopped watching when Ziva left. In the series, Special Agent Leroy Gibbs had a list of rules that he lived by. They were rules like “Always… Continue Reading “Who I Am”
I’ve Been Thinking…
I’ve been thinking deeply about things during the last month or more. I’ve attempted to write about my thoughts several times but I haven’t been able to find the right words. My brain sees many, many connections between related topics, that connect to other… Continue Reading “I’ve Been Thinking…”
Therapy Musings
Yesterday I had physical therapy again. I really love the journey there, which follows the Bay for a while. I know, I know, I’ve written frequently that the color of the water changes often, defending on the season, weather, time of day, etc., but… Continue Reading “Therapy Musings”
The Bathroom Blessing
My friend and I have been studying Hebrew together for a number of years. We had to stop when JJ was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago and we are just now getting back into it. After the long delay, we are doing… Continue Reading “The Bathroom Blessing”
Winter Has Arrived!
I think winter has finally come to stay. We had 4-6 inches of snow over night. It snowed all day today and I think more snow is on the way. With all the snow, I decided I ought to snowblow the driveway this morning.… Continue Reading “Winter Has Arrived!”
Murdick’s and the Mall
December 1 (Friday) was EJ and my 27th anniversary. We were going to celebrate our anniversary on Saturday and I was going to plan something awesomely fun because there have been many years when we weren’t able to do much to celebrate. A time… Continue Reading “Murdick’s and the Mall”
They Do Not Hear
I hardly slept last night. My stomach is in knots. I feel upset. I’m sorry, but I need to rant a little bit. I often share articles about abuse at Facebook. My primary goal in sharing articles is to help those who are experiencing… Continue Reading “They Do Not Hear”
Thanksgiving and After
On Thursday I had planned to wish all my USA readers a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! but I was so busy preparing our meal that I never got around to it. Oops. Sorry. But I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. EJ helped me prepared our… Continue Reading “Thanksgiving and After”
We’re All Just Stories in the End…
“I’ll be a story in your head. That’s okay. We’re all stories in the end.” (Doctor Who) Two weeks ago we had a sweltering heat wave. Last week temps dropped into the 30s at night and barely reached into the 60s during the day.… Continue Reading “We’re All Just Stories in the End…”
Ella Empowered
I debated whether or not to write further about my thoughts about Jane, the woman who had been raped 11 years ago while a student at Master’s College (now University). I wrote about it a couple of days ago. I am especially distressed about the… Continue Reading “Ella Empowered”
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