Category Archives: Short Takes on Life

Musings and meanderings, Short takes, MY takes on life

Alien on the Lawn

Posted on May 10, 2013 by janets123

“Baby, come look! What is that on the lawn?” It wasn’t a plane or a UFO and it wasn’t Superman. It was a big brown bird, for sure, standing out in the middle of our spring grass. We both thought it looked enough like … Continue reading →

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Where There is Hope

Posted on May 2, 2013 by janets123

When our family recently welcomed a new baby girl into the world, there was great hope and expectation this child will have a wonderful, happy, fulfilling life. Maybe she will even impact the world in a marvelous way. If there … Continue reading →

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Tough Decision

Posted on April 18, 2013 by janets123

No one in her right mind buys parsley plants. They are simply too easy to start from seed, right? Well, maybe not on a strip of land in north Texas, midst the USDA-designated “Grand Prairie,” where the soil is so … Continue reading →

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Dance of the Hummingbirds

Posted on April 10, 2013 by janets123

They dance, flit, whiz and hover. The big one darts ferociously but the small one stands his ground at the feeder. These tiny birds make a person tired just watching them dance around their food. It seems as if they … Continue reading →

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Owies and Itchies

Posted on March 30, 2013 by janets123

On an ordinary March afternoon in this land of sunshine just thirty-three degrees north of the equator, birds were singing special spring songs, and strong urges permeated the air.   The annual planting compulsion hit me and I started digging in … Continue reading →

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My Blue Thumb

Posted on March 14, 2013 by janets123

I do not have a green thumb when it comes to growing plants. I have just enough success to keep me semi-motivated and hopeful, so I suppose it isn’t what people would call brown, either. I think it’s blue. It’s pretty sad … Continue reading →

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How People Are

Posted on March 11, 2013 by janets123

Today I am going to a baby shower for a young woman I hardly know. All the other attendees will be strangers complete and thirty years younger than me. But I was invited and I need to get to know … Continue reading →

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Underwater Walking

Posted on February 28, 2013 by janets123

Because I can’t swim, I panic when water comes over my face. I’m not sure why I keep having adventures in the water but since Daniel and I married three years ago, I seem to always be getting wet. He … Continue reading →

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Courage

Posted on February 17, 2013 by janets123

I have an unreasonable fear of escalators. There is a plausible explanation for it, starting back in the ‘70’s when I fell on one of the contraptions wearing platform shoes and a mini-skirt. But my nervousness has escalated through the … Continue reading →

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Oh, Galveston!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by janets123

We had only two weeks to anticipate and prepare for our winter cruise to the Caribbean. My husband and I decided to spend the night in Galveston, rather than arrive the day of our sailing and take a chance that … Continue reading →

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