Ponderings from the Porch Swing

Beautiful day today for giving thanks for our family and friends and for celebrating our family’s love with a meal together. I am in a food coma for the second time this week. Had just recovered from the McMurray Thanksgiving dinner and enjoyed a second Thanksgiving dinner today with my daughter-in-law’s family that brought on…

Today has been a cool fall day with hints of the coming cooler weather of winter. Walked Penelope and took note of all the colors in the marbled sky, grays and whites and hints of turquoise and purple. These little colorful hues come and go so fast if you’re not watching you miss them. You…

It was warm this morning and Penelope and I pondered on the porch during a light rain shower. The sky was overcast and marbled in a myriad of gray. I ate my bagel and enjoyed the cardinals. The cardinals love these rainy days. They’ve been all over the feeders on both sides of the yard,…

Today marks a year that I have been sharing my words on a blog. To celebrate the first anniversary, I’m reposting my first blog. Been thinking a lot lately about writing a blog. Writing my thoughts down and describing the little adventures I experience each day seem to help me through another day. Today marks…

Today was a beautiful fall day spent with family. We gathered for our McMurray Thanksgiving dinner and had a wonderful day. Lots of memory makings but another holiday without my Chief and Rosie. My oldest and his family came over mid day and we went to the farm on an old timey Christmas tree hunt.…

The day is so pretty. Bright warm sunshine, rows of clouds floating and changing shapes in the blue sky of fall. I’ve watched the clouds morph into an angel, elephant, fish, and a wolf. Even saw one that made me think of Elvis in sunglasses. Several large clouds joined together in the sky over my…

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset,” Ravindranath Tagore. Love this quote, probably used it many times. I’ve been porch pondering in the swing all day, watching the clouds play on Father Sky’s perfectly painted azure blue sky canvas. Clouds are…

The most wonderful thing about retirement to me is laying my head down at night and knowing tomorrow has no agenda. The day is mine and I can choose to make the most of every moment. I had a beautiful day today. I’m so grateful for the life I have, my friends and family, my…

Today was so pretty, bright blue sky, lots of different shaped clouds floating like puzzle pieces, joining and separating in the sky. Had warm sunshine, too! Been busy all morning but did have time to sit and eat my lunch in the swing. Just pondered the afternoon away in the swing watching the yard critters.…

At my late breakfast on the porch, sharing cantaloupe with Penelope. She begs so pitifully and looks at me with those puppy dog eyes like she’s a starving homeless puppy, stranded on the interstate in the pouring rain, dodging speeding freight trucks. I just can’t say no to that face. The sky was a beautiful…