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Bountiful Blessings in Bountiful

Today was a significant day. One of those days you want to remember. I went to visit my grandma in Bountiful today. We sat and talked for a couple of hours. She told me these funny stories about her mother and growing up on the farm in Oklahoma. When her mother, Tommy, was 7, sheContinue reading “Bountiful Blessings in Bountiful”

Sounds Like Hallelujah

It takes all my self control to keep myself from posting favorite songs all day long. This is why I eat candy. Because I spend my self control on not posting music. But today, I am reveling in such wonderful music that I have to do a gratitude post on my current favorite tunes. 1.Continue reading “Sounds Like Hallelujah”

Phone Calls About Phones

Today I got a phone call at work. He said his name was Horatio Featherstone and since that’s a fairly common name, I wasn’t sure if I recognized him at first. But then I saw his address in the system and I remembered him immediately. He was the older gentleman I described in this postContinue reading “Phone Calls About Phones”

The Amazing Magnificent Marvelous Mr. Ben Mayfield

Right now, my evenings are filled with the music of Midvale Main Street Theatre’s upcoming production of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. There are approximately a kazillion tracks of music in this play. The piano underscores everything. It is amazing music. Beautiful, jazzy, classical, complicated and delightful. Audiences love it! Actors love it! Continue reading “The Amazing Magnificent Marvelous Mr. Ben Mayfield”

Numbers

Can you imagine being alive for 9 decades? My Popop is 90 today. That means in 1929 when the stock market crashed–he was 6 years old. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was 18. On Christmas Day, 1952, when my dad was born, he was almost 30. He was a trainer and VP for anContinue reading “Numbers”

Being Home on a Saturday Night

This is my view just outside my sliding glass door. So snowy and pretty. And this is the view inside of my little apartment: This is my 6th cup of hot herbal tea today. Or 10th… It’s sooooo tasty. A yummy pot roast. That I made. I raised the cow and spent the afternoonContinue reading “Being Home on a Saturday Night”

Old People

I am sitting at my desk at work. An old man came into my office and because the snow is still coming down, the conversation turned to the weather. He told me two stories about living in Chicago. In the winter, everyone will shovel out a parking space and place chairs in the space toContinue reading “Old People”

Greeting Cards and Strippers

Today I am grateful for this: And lest you think this blog is too mushy…. (It is… I know…) I am also grateful for this:

Sledding/Careening

Today my head is swimming. I’ve been juggling a lot of different thoughts, agendas, obligations, etc. And I’m not always good at keeping my head above water. But I learned a long time ago, that whether I was happy or sad, life just is. So it does. It happens all around me, all over me.Continue reading “Sledding/Careening”

Outdoing the Undone

It’s Tuesday. Today, I would like to discuss my sense of fashion. It hasn’t changed much over the years. When I was in high school, I wore the same jeans over and over and over again. Because once you find the perfect fit, why bother looking anywhere else. So I looked like this…. (pony tail,Continue reading “Outdoing the Undone”