(Not so) FAQ's #18

Am I ever gonna figure this out?



Figuratively speaking...I miss the music.











 
I know time heals...

...the hardest part is being patient - and giving time enough time.



Progress often feels like 2 steps forward - 1 step back.

(Thanks JP - for the awesome photo of your feet!)





But the good news is that even then - it's still forward motion. 

The music is elusive....

...maybe I'm trying too hard to find it again.




I'm open to suggestions.

For the Luck of Monkees

Here begins the first day of the rest of my life.


Do I feel lucky?


Not really....


...But I feel ready.




Godspeed...

...to me.

A Geography Lesson

One reason for moving to my latest address was to reduce the distance gap in a special relationship.

Sadly...

...the 'distance' turned out to be far more complex than mere geography.

But still - it was necessary and important to try. 

It was the right decision.

No regrets.

Sometimes you have to love someone enough...

...to let them go.

I have let go.

Ho Ho Ho(ping) 2011

I was hopeful that this holiday season was going to be better than the last two.  

Jury's still out. 

I did manage to display my ceramic tree - a gift from my parents in the late 1970's. 

It has managed to survive two curious toddlers, 35+ years of storage, and (at least) 7 moves.



I tried to take out my decorations and ornaments of Christmases past with the thought of having a real tree this year.  

But no tree this time.  I couldn't even bring myself to open the ornament box.  I guess it's still too soon.  So...In the closet they'll stay for another year.

I still struggle to figure out how to move on...

...to create new Christmas memories.

But I remain hopeful and have faith. 

After all - isn't that what Christmastime is all about? 

I Ho Ho Hope so.

Hey Dad...

Happy 86th birthday!

I miss you.

Wish you were still here.








Love, Holly

The one of your 6 girls who looked the most like you...

...except with more hair.   : }

 
I am my father's daughter.

(Not so) FAQ's #17

At what age does someone stop learning new stuff?

At any age - life can be filled with new experiences and little tidbits of unexpected information.

Take bleach, for instance.  I've known of the cleaning properties of bleach and have used it - albeit sparingly - for about a hundred years or so.

I know it makes white things whiter - and isn't a good idea for colors.

Recently I decided to bleach some white wash cloths that had taken on a funky aura of their own.

I also had a set of 2 (ugly) gray and purple striped washcloths - one of which I was willing to sacrifice to the bleach gods in hopes of improving its aroma.

So - I dropped it in a sink of diluted bleach.






I had expected that it would end up a lighter version of its original self...but in a few seconds it literally changed colors before my eyes.

The purple and gray had become hot pink and orange...it was kinda cool!

Maybe the affects of bleach on a striped washcloth is less than earth-shattering - but I want to consider even the silliest of experiences as an interesting mystery or life lesson.

Then there was the time while raking outside -

that I thought I'd unearthed a pig snout!...

...Until I turned it over and realized it was just a nut! 


What a relief!

...And then - there's the common "side affect" of eating asparagus - one that I never knew about until just recently.

I guess I didn't get the memo.

...but that's another story for another time.



And the (Not so) FTA to the (Not so) FAQ?:  No age limits!

Veteran's Day 11/11/11

On this Veteran's Day 11/11/11....Thank you to all our Veterans...past, present, and to come.

And....let's not forget those first American Veterans...

...the Patriots who got the whole ball rollin'.