The Ribbon of Road Ahead

This  area of eastern Oregon, once desert land now known for its agriculture, is also known for its winter fog.  In the late fall the shortening days are encaptured in very thick fog. The idioms “Thick as pea soup” or “Its so thick you can cut it with a knife” come to mind as word…

Dec 27, 2015I love going to Mass at a Cathedral. What Cathedral, you ask? It could be any Cathedral. In our country or in foreign countries. The word “Cathedral” means “chair”.  A Cathedral has the chair of the Bishop.  Cathedrals are interesting places of worship and hold within many pieces of history.  In Europe a…

Once while toasting with our Tinto vino Merka said, I cannot toast you if I do not look into your eyes. This was my response.  When  I looked into your eyesI saw beyond  the colors thereBeyond the beds where  monsters tarriedPást the corners where you hid I saw more rooms there,  bare yet swept cleanThe…

After the voice evaluation…the rest of the day. I am glad my husband is also a speech pathologist as he understood the measurements taken in the baseline evaluation.    We left the Center for Health and Healing at OHSU and retraced our steps on the busy Banfield freeway until we found ourselves at Gateway.  We…

I am glad my husband is also a speech pathologist as he understood the measurements taken in the baseline evaluation.    We left the Center for Health and Healing at OHSU and retraced our steps on the busy Banfield freeway until we found ourselves at Gateway.  We were to meet Patty at  the Applebee’s.  Patty…

 December 14, 2015 (A year ago today I said goodbye to my dad. I sat with him a couple hours after he passed, and told stories about him to anyone who stopped by.  His forehead was cool when gave him a final kiss.  Peace finally.  He had wanted to die for months. I thought about him…

Being called.   (Bloggers note….this was originally posted in “Finally out of the mud”. But it fits here too) 10/26/15 Perhaps my choice of seating at church this Sunday is a precursor to my future physical abilities.  The second row on the left front is informally reserved for a group of senior ladies, some of…

In darkness Its dark.  The moments I am in light are slipping away. Daylight all around me, I wake up in darkness and go to sleep in darkness. The state of our world pulls me away from the light.  The treatment of our fellow human beings, those refugees who desire basic human rights; classification of…

 As we look toward Mount Rainier we see the ash and scree on the summit of Mount Saint Helens. Looking east to Mount Adams we are at the cornice of snow that hangs over the lip of the volcano.  Standing on the scree was a good thing because we knew there was earth under us. …

What is your first impression upon reading this sign? What “fears” do you have? Don’t tell me you are afraid of spiders. That’s not what I am talking about.  My recent announcement of the possibility of  DBS surgery occurring in the near future has brought on many inquiries as to my level of fear.  There…