The Rose of the Wind

Past due updating again, sorry. Thanks for all y’all who seem to still enjoy my meanderings whenever they show up. I’m also sorry for not...

This was supposed to have been done two weeks ago. Sorry, real life gets in the way. But! On a positive note, it gives me much more stuff...

I survived Dragon Con! And this year I will actually share pix and stories before Christmas. LOL As with last year, I did not stay at one...

For a post that's all about creating, this has a rather down start. Job prospect did not pan out. I don’t know whether they just decided...

Part of the joy of driving up to the Smokies is that the weather is generally a little more moderate—cooler and less humid—than the basin...

Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the birdies is! They are outside tweeting like crazy right now. It’s a beautiful...

Actually, I survived to get to the pen show. Aunt Peggy didn’t have a fever with her bout of illness, which was the main reason we...

So, like the song says, nothing ever goes as planned. I’ve been looking forward to the weekend run to Atlanta for the pen show, but a...

I survived! Yes, I made it to Dragon Con and back in one piece. Didn’t have to break out my taser even once. Mom was good the whole time...

Time for a quick update before I start packing for the con! Things are going well overall, with no major excitement. Mom is doing fine....

Once again, I’m late in updating. I guess I could say that is partly because there’s not much going on, which sounds totally...

Nothing really exciting to write about this go-round; I just thought I should toss up a brief post to say hi. I am rediscovering...

I wasn’t sure if I’d be going with my family on our little gambling mini-vacation, because as of the day before, mom was still at New...

Just a quick drive-by to say hello and share a couple of things! Did you watch the royal wedding last weekend? Yes, I did. Please, nobody...

On Mother’s Day, I did go see mom. She…sort of knew who I was? I wore her favorite Winnie the Pooh shirt, and she recognized that; but...

Writing this post makes me feel like my favorite nightly newscast. It’s become a running joke, so much so that half the time when the...

When I last left you, dear readers, my head was spinning from mom’s transfers and travels, and I had been admonished to get out of town...

Sorry I’ve been scarce for so long! The past couple of weeks have been rough ones. My old laptop gave up the ghost so I had to sink my...

The past week has been rather challenging. Mom’s OCD (which she’s always had, and her shrink didn’t think was serious enough to address....

The other day, mom was looking for a meat vitamin. No, before you ask, I didn't know what she meant either. She got very irritated with...