“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snow flake”
- M.B. Ray



The summer of 2010 as been one of deep reflection, of thought, of past regrets and of wondering what, if anything, the future holds in store for me. Its as though I have held my breath all summer, wondering if I should let my breath out and start to live or just stop breathing.

About Me

I was born the 7th of May, 1953 at the Quicksand Lumber Mill in Breathitt County, Ky. In a small Mill house, nestled between two ridges, my Mom's Labor began.

It had been raining for several days and still raining hard as Dad left the house that spring morning on horseback to fetch the midwife. On the return, the midwife, Becky Bays, fell off her horse crossing a raging creek. My Dad jumped in after her and managed to drag her to shore. But by the time they walked in the Mill house I was already born.

I was Mom’s first daughter. But I was third on the list of the daughters of my father.

That Mill and the houses nestled around them are no longer there. After I was a married woman with two grown children did I see the place I had heard so much of. Mom, Dad and I took a trip back there so they could show me where I was born.

Little was left of the place I spent my first year of life. Only the skeletons of a few houses, and stones from the fireplaces and house sites.

My Mom passed away three years ago this past April and at her passing I lost a small piece of my soul. Mom was born in April and she died in April so needless to say…April is a sad month for me.
I envy those whose Mother still lives and I sympathize with those that don’t.

I love books

I love books! I am constantly exploring the best seller lists for new books to read, but I never forget about all the wonderful books already written! I cannot list my favorite authors…that list would be just too long! There is a website called Fantastic Fiction
That will allow you to research Authors (new & old) as well as newly released books and books to be released soon.

I have also recently discovered the online swapping of books!
PaperBack Swap
is my fav! At PaperBack Swap (PBS)you trade books you've read for ones you want-for no more than the cost of postage.You post the books you have and earn credits when someone else "buys" one of your books, you just ship the book to them and recieve credits. Then you can pick out a book you want and they will mail it to you!
I have been having alot of fun with it.

I like reading books that you can’t put down and when you read the last page you feel as if you are losing a friend. My husband will complain about my books all over the house. But what’s a house without books? It would be like a room with no window, a world with no joy.

God be thanked for books!


The time to read is any time: no apparatus, no appointment of time and place, is necessary. It is the only art which can be practised at any hour of the day or night, whenever the time and inclination comes, that is your time for reading; in joy or sorrow, health or illness. ~Holbrook Jackson

I don’t like to be out bid on EBay! If I bid on something, nobody better not bid against me! I know what they are doing, just lying in wait, wanting to take my bid away!

Right now I am bidding on a nice London Pottery-- Globe Teapot - Designed in Britain. I can already see it in my kitchen. And I want my pot! Tis MY teapot!

You see, I am a tea drinker. Just can’t start the day without my 2 cups of tea, Twinning’s English breakfast tea or Yorkshire Gold. Those are my favorites. Yep, brew up a pot of tea, drink it with a little milk & honey, what more do you need?

Have you ever had a day when you piddle around with one little task after another but at the end of the day you realize you ain't did nuthin' all day?? When your tired bones ease down against the mattress and with a sigh you adjust your body for comfort, that’s when the guilt creeps in. Thinking about that dining room floor that needs a good scrubbing, or how about that letter I should have answered today.
I thought about doing those things but I had an episode of “Gone Without a Trace” just waiting for me. I wanted to see if Samantha would start flirting with her baby’s Daddy.

To Muddle or not to Muddle

Muddle


Pronunciation: (mud'l),
—v., -dled, -dling,
—n.
—v.t.
1. to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
2. to cause to become mentally confused.
3. to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with an intoxicating drink.
4. to make muddy or turbid, as water.
5. to mix or stir (a cocktail, chocolate, etc.).
6. Ceram.to smooth (clay) by rubbing it on glass.

—v.i.
1. to behave, proceed, or think in a confused or aimless fashion or with an air of improvisation: Some people just muddle along, waiting for their big break.

2. muddle through, to achieve a certain degree of success but without much skill, polish, experience, or direction: None of us knew much about staging a variety show, so we just had to muddle through.

—n.

1. the state or condition of being muddled, esp. a confused mental state.

2. a confused, disordered, or embarrassing condition; mess.