Bonnie B Matheson
So many stories. Gone with the Wind.
Once upon a time in a land not very far away, there lived a little girl named Bonnie. winter pony ride Who would name their child after a little girl in a popular book and later a movie? Especially if that little girl breaks her neck jumping her pony after being told...
The Closet
colorful closet full of clothes of my mother
Treasures for me. May 25 -2020
In one closet, the scent of mothballs was so strong that we usually just opened then shut the door. We knew several fur coats were hanging in this one. And an umbrella trimmed in mink hung on a hook. Finally, one day I opened the door all the way and began to remove...
Finishing a task, for Mother’s Day
It is satisfying to complete a task.
The Day I Grew Up
Daddy and son When I called my mother and asked her to come to stay while I spent a night in the hospital, she said: "I am sorry, I can't." What? I thought I must have misheard her. It happened this way;When I was 20 and a new bride and an extremely new mother, I had...
The Veil
It is more than 100 years old. My daughter cut off the greater part of it for her daughter's wedding. That part that covers the bride's head has a pattern of seed pearls sewn into it. The border all around the body, which is of silk netting, is a continuous row of...
Be Thankful for Time
A blaze in the fireplace, is magic. The virus which we have been watching for several months now, first hearing about it in January, has now taken center stage. It is front-page news, interior news, and back page news. It is everywhere. Facebook is full of it....
It is a Beautiful World.
2 geese and many flowers Enforced shelter in place rules are onerous for some but not for me. Of course, I am careful. The unusual thing that happened this morning made me aware of how a few things have changed during my time here. Today I had to go to the bank. In...
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Computers are Miraculous
It is amazing what huge amounts of information computers are able to supply. The Internet makes everything connected.