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Ponderings and More

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Reflections on life, family, serious issues facing our world, and simple pleasures, from a mid-life perspective.

Added on: Nov 29th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Susan
Listed in: Family Lifestyle
Tags: family genealogy cooking reading social issues gardening & nature

Recent Posts

A Little of This -- A Little of That

Posted on Saturday August 30th, 2008 at 07:27 in election, labor day, summer pleasures

Labor Day weekend is upon us -- the last weekend of summer before school begins and the world once again settles into schedules and routines. One last chance for playful summer activity. I have deliberately left the next three days unscheduled -- I...
"And A Time to Every Purpose Under Heaven"

Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 19:55

The long summer evenings of June and July have abruptly transformed into the early, almost palpable darkness of August. It is 9:00 as I write, and the house is enveloped in the deep moist coolness of an August evening. Its quiet, although broken by t...
Please Think Before You Vote!!!

Posted on Sunday August 3rd, 2008 at 21:05 in Economy, election

My granddaughter's first birthday party was held yesterday. It was a large gathering of family and friends -- a lovely celebration with good food, adorable children, and high spirits that weren't even dampened by the drenching thunderstorm that pound...
Reunion Weekend

Posted on Thursday July 24th, 2008 at 20:49

Oh my goodness – look at those men with their silver hair, or no hair. And look at those thick-waisted women with grandmother faces. Do I look like that??!! This was the whisper on the lips of many of us “reunion-goers” as we attended the Frida...
Ode to a White Pine

Posted on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 at 19:40

People often speak disparagingly of "tree huggers", a term frequently used to describe naturalists or environmentalists. This phrase carries personal meaning for me, because I have long felt a strong love and reverence for nature, especially trees.S...