by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 21, 2021 | Animals, Family, Musings about life
It started with constant yelping. There are several types of barking styles employed by my dogs. This was an “I have him cornered!” bark, not an “it’s a snake!” bark or the squealing call which indicates running after a squirrel or a deer.My three dachshunds are...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 12, 2021 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant
Is this the straw that broke the camels back? Back a few summers ago, I narrowly missed attending a rally in Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of the Statue of Robert E Lee from Lee Park. I felt so strongly about this that I wanted to go downtown and...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 5, 2021 | Family, Marriage and Divorce, Musings about life, Women's Issues
All summer of 1916 Helen wrote Billy Hale every day except on the days when they saw each other. While he was absent she spent a lot of time painting china. He visited her in Midland, which was a company town, with little else to offer the visitor. Hand painted china...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 22, 2021 | Family, Marriage and Divorce, Women's Issues, Writing
My grandmother Helen Dow Hale was smart and funny. She was one of six children, the oldest one in her family. She had loads of friends when she went to college. She was young and vibrant and full of hope and plans for the future. She graduated from the University of...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 15, 2021 | Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
Ever since I was a little girl, my mother, Ruth, told me stories about going to the cemetery to visit her dead mother on Memorial Day Weekend. They normally did this every Sunday. But Memorial Day was special. Perhaps it was a social event with others attending their...
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