Banana Pumpkin Bread I know this may seem like a fall recipe blog. The bread is what Lou Ann baked tonight (vegan and gluten-free). By the way, they are fabulous! Lou Ann loves to bake and we both love to cook. It is a pun to say that our relationship is delicious! It is in…
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Heart to Heart 490 Blogging
Blogging We have been doing this together now almost five hundred days in a row. It has been challenging for me to sit at my computer, often late at night and come up with something to say that will be of value. I have an aversion to saying the same thing twice. I don’t mind…
Read moreHeart to Heart 489 Dreamers
Dreamers Dreamers are the ones who make the world the magnificent place that it is. It is when we give up dreaming, that our hope fades and and our hearts are saddened. Here is something I read on Facebook: “There’s nothing so practical as a dream, well-formed. Every invention, discovery, creative masterpiece, and impossible accomplishment…
Read moreHeart to Heart 488 They also serve……
They also serve…. They also serve who only stand and wait, was originally the last line in a poem by Milton. It was also a slogan used when I was growing up, during world war II. It signified that those not in the actual battles of the war, were also supporting the efforts of the…
Read moreHeart to Heart 487 Thankful and Forgiving
Thankful and Forgiving I am thankful for every breath, every swallow every grin every smile every tear every frown every pound every friend every daughter every son every ex-wife every thought every doubt every aha every word every kiss every hug every romance every movie every meal every walk every house every bed every birthday…
Read moreHeart to Heart 486 What Will They Say When You Die?
What Will They Say When You Die Lou Ann and I have taken many personal trainings in our time together. They were focused on creating the best life possible, from a variety of perspectives. One of the events we attended, had a session in it, where we were to imagine our last day on Earth. …
Read moreHeart to Heart 485 Men Get in the Way
Men Get in the Way My title tonight is about an experience I had this week while playing tennis. We were playing mixed doubles, which means a woman and a man on each team. While the game was going on there were a few times when the ball was hit over the net and going…
Read moreHeart to Heart 484 12 Notes in an Octave
12 Notes in an Octave Lou Ann and I went to see A Star is Born tonight. The movie is raw, visceral, emotional, exciting and brilliantly directed and acted. I would guess that Bradley Cooper, who directed, produced and starred, and Lady Gaga who starred and was phenomenal and Sam Elliot who was wonderful will…
Read moreHeart to Heart 483 He Filled Up Our Senses!
He Filled Up Our Senses! Twenty one years ago, John Denver left us, on Wings That Fly! Literally! There are many celebrities that enter our lives and entertain us. There are few who have had the transcendent, spiritual effect of John Denver. He wrote songs that touched our hearts in very deep places. Here is…
Read moreHeart to Heart 482 This is Who We Are !
This is Who We Are! We make everything so complicated. We get caught up in the drama. We become fearful when we compare. We sell ourselves short. We forget who we are. We dwell in the past. We fear the future. We get too busy. We make choices that often don’t support our magnificence. Age…
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