by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 27, 2021 | Family, Musings about life, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
Helen Dow Can you imagine not knowing how to swim by the time you graduated from college? Helen Dow couldn’t swim. But her finance Dr. William J. Hale wanted her to learn. Reading my grandparents’ letters to each other has been enlightening.It is hard for us to...
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...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 1, 2021 | Family, Musings about life, Politics, Rant
I sent out a joke, which I would think was obvious to all, but it caused a stir among my grandchildren. Perhaps it was a bit crude. It is almost certainly exaggerated. However, it is based on the truth that George Floyd was an addict and thief and in death he can do...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 24, 2021 | Family, Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
This country needs to wake up while we still can. Today I discovered something that I had not realized before. Like most people who tend to think other people care about many of the same things they do, it never occurred to me that anyone would not want to do research...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 19, 2021 | Health, Politics, Rant
A huge rift has developed in the way people think of masks, vaccines, and social distancing in this second spring of what the government calls the “Pandemic”. There are those who question authority about mask-wearing and those who believe in wearing masks...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 12, 2021 | Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
“They actually changed the definition of “pandemic,” removing the requirement of mass casualties, and if it wasn’t for that, COVID-19 simply would not qualify as a pandemic.”Quoted from Naomi Wolf on Dr Mercolas podcast. There is a private school in Miami that is...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 5, 2021 | Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
It is hard to believe that this is my second year of being “motherless”. Because I had a mother for 77 years it is rather strange NOT to have one. Most people lose their mothers at an earlier age. Most people mourn their mother’s passing. But many were so old,...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 29, 2021 | Health, Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life
5 Reasons to Ditch the Mask. Number ONE reason is this: The mask has lost it’s original purpose. It is a mark of fear and a signal that the wearer will conform even when the thing conformed to is uncomfortable and unnecessary. It has become a method of separating one...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 21, 2021 | Health, Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life
Are you terrified of the Virus COVID-19? Please let me relieve your mind. Do you believe we are in the throws of a Pandemic? There are many authorities who do not believe that. Are you afraid you will catch the virus and end up in a hospital? Do you know what the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 13, 2021 | Animals, Musings about life
My name is Magnus and I am a medium-sized black and tan, long-haired dachshund. I am 6 years old. I live with my Mom and two other dachshunds who joined the family later after I arrived. Sisi is a pretty, miniature, smooth hair red-gold bitch, also 6. I love her. Her...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 6, 2021 | Family, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
Easter morning was shot through with sunlight and still a bit chill from the night cooling. But the promise of a warm day was in the air along with the scent of flowering trees and shrubbery. What a Day!!!! Lucky for me, because 24 people were expected for lunch at...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 31, 2021 | Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
This country was founded on the rights of the INDIVIDUAL. First and foremost we have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Each of us, not some group, but each individual person in this country has that right. We are so driven by Identity Politics...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 24, 2021 | Animals, Musings about life
My keyboard has been breached. On my computer screen, there are all sorts of things that were not there before. Weird characters and a sort of “DOS” set of commands that I could never have thought of on my own. The mystery is not a deep one. It is my little dog Sisi...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 17, 2021 | Family, Musings about life
He won the Orange County point to point twice, and he barely knew how to ride. The Trophy for the win He spoke with a slow drawl as if he really was a cowboy. But he was just a city boy from Washington DC. The West called to him though. He spent years living in New...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 8, 2021 | Musings about life, Politics, Uncategorized
The past happened. It was real. Women were chattel. Children had no rights. There were no Child Protective Services. (Was that a good thing or a bad thing?) There were few safety nets for those who fell on hard times. Life could be brutal. People had slaves, traded...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 5, 2021 | Borrowed Posts due to Excellence, Guest Post
This article was so eloquent I asked permission to post it on my site. People with a passion for History are our best hope for the future. By Ron Maxwell Wednesday, March 03, 2021 Editor’s Note: Upset by the recent vote of the Board of Directors of Lord Fairfax...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 3, 2021 | Politics, Rant
This once brave country full of individualists and adventurers has become compliant and afraid. Or rather, they are compliant because they are afraid. It has been the most successful Psy Op in history. More effective than Hilter’s demonizing Jews, more effective...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 24, 2021 | Family, Musings about life
She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1918, the year of the Spanish Flu. Her mother died of the disease when my mother was 8 months old. And as a baby, she also had the Flu, but she survived it, which may have given her extra immunity. This may explain the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 16, 2021 | Musings about life, Politics, Uncategorized
I appreciate feedback so much! Whether favorable or otherwise. Recently a young friend sent me this reply after I invited her to subscribe to my blog: Dear Bonnie, I received your invitation to your blog. Thank you for sharing, it’s so important to feel connected...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 10, 2021 | Borrowed Posts due to Excellence, mind body connection, The Healthy Life, Uncategorized
How many times have you heard people tell you that it is the core that is most important for your overall fitness? When exercising, this is often stressed. Without a strong core, the rest of your body won’t work as well or efficiently. Well, there is a lot more...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 4, 2021 | Musings about life, Weather
First, they tell you it is coming. The news shows, the weather app on my phone, and people where ever you go talk about a coming storm. Sometimes I think people do not have enough to do with their time. Focusing on a coming storm, especially a blizzard, seems to...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 27, 2021 | Musings about life, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
You are not a victim! You are not powerless. Despite the media, the classroom, and many best-selling books plying the public with tales of victimhood, it is not the truth. We all have the ability to rise above our circumstances, no matter how horrid. It has been...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 19, 2021 | Musings about life, Women's Issues
Well, that was fun! I had a party for my birthday. Many of my children and some of my grandchildren came along with a few close friends. Fellowship warms the soul. My birthdays are becoming somewhat thought-provoking. As I age, my idea about what aging means changes...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 7, 2021 | Politics, Rant
To me, storming the capitol was about so much more than an election. We have been pushed to the limit. We have been disparaged and disregarded and laughed at for our “old-fashioned values” and our Patriotism. When have conservatives protested? When? We...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 30, 2020 | Family, Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
2020 has been an incredible year for me. Mother’s house at dawn It started with me living in my mothers’ house after her death in November because we needed to get things organized and arranged as the estate settles.When my mother died at 101, my calendar...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 22, 2020 | Family, Health, Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life
Christmas is something you carry inside your heart. It does not depend on presents or carols or exceptional food, but all of those things help intensify the feelings of “Good Will Towards Men.” However, it is a time for gathering together. It is a time for...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 17, 2020 | Family, Health, Politics, Rant, Women's Issues
The restrictions people accept as “Laws” are becoming more and more onerous. We the “People” MUST do something to combat the total erosion of our Freedom. Why are people not concerned? The answer is that they are terrified. I speak to people...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 11, 2020 | Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
Charlottesville is a town filled with fear. I have never seen anything like it. People are afraid. Children are afraid of their grandparents, and parents are afraid of their children. How on earth did things become so twisted? Using the excuse of a disease that is so...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 4, 2020 | Health, Musings about life, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
“You have inspired me!” She said the magic words. I was feeling a bit discouraged about my “reach”. I had been wondering if anybody cared about my message. I received an email from a woman whom I know only slightly. She wrote those words...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 24, 2020 | Family, Musings about life, Rant
Gratitude and getting along with family are foremost in my plans this week. Family and Thanksgiving, because that is what is on everyone’s mind these days. So many perspectives about the present crisis. People who are afraid seem to outnumber those who are not....
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 18, 2020 | Health, Musings about life, Women's Issues
A friend of mine got the COVID-19 virus. He was very ill. He was in hospital for some time. It is taking him a long time to recover. I am so glad that he is getting better all the time. It is terrible that he, of all people, got a bad case of the virus. He writes of...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 10, 2020 | The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
Do you ever stand in front of the clothes in your closet saying “I don’t have a thing to wear” while looking through hangers full of clothes. I spent many hours this way. It is frustrating and at the same time it is obvious that there are a lot of clothes in that...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 4, 2020 | Health, Musings about life, Politics, Quote, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
When events seem discombobulated and people feel disoriented, it interferes with the energy surrounding us. On the day after an election with no clear winner, it is good to be older, wiser, and calmer. And that is certainly true for me.I remember the first election...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 27, 2020 | Animals, Family, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
Today dawned cold and damp with a steely sky and bright leaves beginning to make a real show of autumn color. Finally, fall seems ready to give us a look at the world in orange, yellow, rust, and moss green, with occasional patches of the brilliant red leaves of the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 19, 2020 | Musings about life, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
The sun beating in my windows woke me with intense golden light. It is such a pleasure to wake up that way. Full of gratitude is my state every morning because I love being here in this house.My room faces east and overlooks a brick terrace that borders the whole...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 7, 2020 | Musings about life, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
What did you believe when you were small? Did you like yourself? Or were you like me, scared to say or even feel that you liked yourself because that seemed conceited. They warned us about appearing to be “conceited” because that was arrogant. It was a...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 1, 2020 | Politics, Rant
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who think the government is doing things in their best interests and those who think. We are in a fight to the death. Are you one of those who think? What are you prepared to do about it? Are you able to separate the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 23, 2020 | Health, Musings about life, Rant
EVERYONE takes chances every day. Getting into a car is dangerous. When did we become so scared? Don’t watch Television. It is a colossal brain-washing operation. These “worst-case scenarios” are MEANT TO PARALYZE people with fear. DO NOT FALL FOR...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 18, 2020 | Family, Musings about life
There is so much negative and wrong information in the news today. It is vital to stop and take note of all the good. Yesterday I had an early class and so woke before sunrise. How often do we appreciate the beauty of the dawn? Even before the sun comes into...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 9, 2020 | Animals, Musings about life, Women's Issues
Do you sleep with your dogs? If not, why not? It is the greatest pleasure to have a warm body next to your own with absolutely no agenda except to love you. I have always slept with my dog since I was ten years old and got my first dachshund, Rowena. She was a smooth...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 2, 2020 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant
September 2, 2020 Recently someone posted a question on Facebook. The question was “Would you fly an American flag in your yard?” My answer was an assured YES! Do you have a flag flying in your yard? Do you have any doubts or reservations about flying the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 29, 2020 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant, Uncategorized
This is a message I received from a school, which I won’t name: “Following our listening forums with Black alumni and families and similar sessions with other alumni and families of color, we continue our series…Forums for White Students, Families, and...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 19, 2020 | Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
Today the watchword is “safety”. People sign their emails “Stay Safe”. And they mean it. Some people are terrified of a virus that has a 98% survival rate. These same people are willing to give up their personal freedom to stay safe. Covid-19...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 13, 2020 | Family, Health, Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life
I wrote the following after learning that a board meeting I normally attend will be held “virtually”. If one or two of us want to come in person, we have to abide by the ridiculous, restrictive, rules set up by the very Liberal Governor of Michigan...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 4, 2020 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
There is a message that should go to all clubs, organizations, schools, outdoor venues and of course, churches. You are being blackmailed! Somewhere over the rainbow… One can’t help but notice how all clubs, organizations, venues et c. as well as...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 15, 2020 | Musings about life
Gorgeous morning. It began with three balloons. The sound of their burners crept into my consciousness as I let the dogs out the living room doors. They soon appeared in the distance, three colorful but unique designs rose slowly from the tree line to the east. There...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 10, 2020 | Musings about life, Rant
Many years ago, I went to Potomac School in McLean Virginia. It was and is a fine private school. I left after 2nd grade and later I sent my three young children there. We soon moved out to The Plains VA and left the DC area. My interactions with Potomac have been...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 14, 2020 | Family, Musings about life
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...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 4, 2020 | Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
Like looking at a rainbow, the full spectrum of colors meets the eye as the door opens. Everything is arranged by color and type. All of the nightgowns and robes are hung on one end of the very long closet rod on one side of the walk-in closet. They are nearly all in...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 25, 2020 | Family, Marriage and Divorce, Musings about life
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...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 10, 2020 | Family, Musings about life, Writing
“Today, I finally completed a task that I have been putting off for six months. It took me 15 minutes. I will learn nothing from this.” first peony These words came across my desk as a Meme splashed across a pink background. But they hit me like a ton of bricks. How...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 3, 2020 | Family, Marriage and Divorce, Musings about life
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...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 17, 2020 | Family, Marriage and Divorce, Musings about life
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...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 6, 2020 | Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
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....
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 2, 2020 | Family, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
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...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 29, 2020 | Borrowed Posts due to Excellence
This article is so good it must be shared everywhere. Here is a link back to Naomi’s site:http://www.naomialdort.com CoVid-19: How to Have a Strong immune system: By Naomi Aldort Author, Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves The following is my educated...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 25, 2020 | Musings about life, Writing
My computer is my friend. It keeps me in contact with my real friends, introduces me to new ones and keeps track of my life. It has taught me to type. It changed my life in 1000 ways. I am truly grateful to the computer for being so all-encompassing. And I wish it had...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 22, 2020 | Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
Early this morning, as I let the dogs out, the change hit me. The sharp bite of the bright morning air took me by surprise. Two days ago, I went outside at dawn in my nightie without shivering. I photographed the lovely grounds. My phone shot photos of the flowering...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 18, 2020 | Health, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
For more than a week, a post about the virus they call Covid 19 has been lying in pieces all over my computer. There are so many conflicting reports. An article in the Washington Post which claimed to be about calming fears seemed to be doing the exact opposite. They...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 5, 2020 | Musings about life, Women's Issues
On Monday three of us went out to lunch at the very posh bar “Off the Record” in the basement of the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington DC. We had a lovely meal and enjoyed the ambiance which was familiar to us (read: old fashioned). Its walls are dark red with...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 16, 2020 | Family, Musings about life
“When you finally learn that a person’s behavior has more to do with their internal struggle than it ever did with you? you learn grace.” That is a critical point. We never know what troubles others are dealing with alone. And therefore we cannot...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 5, 2020 | Family, Musings about life
One of the worst fights I ever had with my sister happened in a car in Scottsdale, Arizona. We were together with our mother at the Elizabeth Arden Spa called Maine Chance. Mother brought us both out there along with her as a family. Usually, only my sister Dede went...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 30, 2020 | Family, Musings about life
All that matters is that your loved ones are healthy, that you have done your best, and that you are grateful for all you have. A large number of my grandchildren, me and my ex-husband and his present wife. All this I am grateful for and more… Sifting through my...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 24, 2020 | Family, Musings about life
When the alarm went off this morning, my body jerked awake, startled. My dreaming had been so deep and thrilling. Populated with so many characters, places, colors, and a babble of language and unfinished thoughts, and then?consciousness and reality arrived. Ouch. My...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 16, 2020 | Family, Health, Musings about life
Aging brings clarity as the reflection in a mirror gives the impression of truth only backward. Age gives us a false sense of knowing. Wisdom understands this error in thought and considers it. Still 77 (Last few days) Yet the truth is what is needed. To sort out from...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 5, 2020 | Caring for aging parents, Family
My memoir about living with and caring for my mother is still not ready for publication. Unfortunately, this last year was not conducive to deadlines or serious revisions. It is hard to do that when you are living in the thick of what you are writing. I could see that...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 31, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family
I had no inkling that the year would end as it has. January was a bit slow with some little show of snow and my birthday spent with my class from the Capital Speakers Club at the Rodarte exhibit. I spend hours looking out of the picture window in the Garden Room,...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 1, 2019 | Family
November 21st Thursday ( I wrote this last week but I needed to wait to post it until I was ready) Washington, DC, is crowded, and it is tough to get places on time. We had a service memorializing my Mother at Christ Church in Georgetown. It is a lovely church with...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 21, 2019 | Family, Musings about life
Dow Chemical Heiress and Noted Hostess Ruth Elizabeth Hale Buchanan passed away peacefully at her Washington, DC home on Monday, November 18th at nearly 102 years of age. She was born on February 22, 1918 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Dr. William J. and Helen...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 15, 2019 | Family, Musings about life, The Healthy Life, Uncategorized
My mother is silent, and her system is breaking down now. She is more or less a shell of her old self. A beautiful hollow shell. Her blond head resting on a mound of pillows, her curls renewed by Mr. Eivind earlier yesterday in a home visit. The beauty salon will see...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 11, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life
They say today is the best day for manifesting what you want. It has to do with the full moon in Mercury Retrograde. I don’t understand it. But I believe it is powerful. the moon tonight What I wish I could manifest is a new life for my mother who is 101 and...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 4, 2019 | Musings about life, Rant, Writing
It is simply never too late. Don’t let anyone, including that little voice in your head, tell you that you have missed your chance. What makes your heart beat faster? Seriously, think about this. Your body may be less flexible, but your mind is wiser. Your hair...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
It seems that the youth of today are being taught something completely different from what I learned when I went to elementary school. First of all, we learned that the USA is a wonderful country full of opportunity. That was just a given. Land of Opportunity was a...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 28, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
For several years I could not manage to find a sibling or relative who would admit to understanding that my mother was becoming demented. My own children knew it, but because of denial in the family, it was hard to have a normal conversation about the facts. Then...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 22, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family
Dressed for a Sunday evening out. When you have reached the age of 101, many things change. Once important things are discarded. People begin to fade away. They dress in beige, grey or black. Perhaps a navy blue jacket is worn to liven things up. These ladies have...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 19, 2019 | Family, Musings about life
I have a visiting dog. Her name is Lulu. That is short for Lucretia Borgia. She is sweet and unassuming and loving. She was sad when her Dad left her here with me. But he (my son in law) had taken the precaution of getting her a new tag with my phone number and...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 15, 2019 | Borrowed Posts due to Excellence
Women Can’t Have It All This post Women Can?t Have It All was originally published on Intellectual Takeout by Annie Holmquist. Oct. 11 marks the International Day of the Girl. An initiative by the United Nations, the Day of the Girl aims to help galvanize...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 11, 2019 | Family, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
lying down, floating in air I have not done any exercise yet, but I did go outside and lie in my hammock. I love it. I had forgotten the peace and tranquility available at a moment’s notice by simply lying in a hammock suspended from the ground. It is not only...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 6, 2019 | Musings about life
On Thursday afternoon I was looking up tips for opening remarks on the Internet. I am speaking about Care for the Caregiver this week, and want to make my audience laugh. It is pretty gruesome subject, so laughter is helpful. I found some good information and decided...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
Today I took my mother to a luncheon which she has been going to for years. It was the opening event of the Washington Studies Group. A lovely group of ladies who are pretty much “old school”. Everyone was dressed up but no one more than my mother. She was...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 26, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Women's Issues
My Mother and one of my granddaughters, Kathryn. Before today I had never heard of it. But apparently it is a real thing. Daughters Day. It will one day be as important as Mothers Day which is a totally “made up” Holiday that has never been very important...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 25, 2019 | Family, Musings about life, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
I was lying in bed, thinking that my memory must be going. It’s so hard for me to grasp all the different things which I’m supposed to be doing. It was making me feel confused. My mind was crowded with dates to remember, people to meet and thank you notes...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 22, 2019 | fiction, Musings about life, Politics
Dinner at the White House – a parable I borrowed this because I believe it is so important to remember. This was written about President Obama. It seems especially pertentent now.Bonnie B. Matheson by Richard Gleaves Once upon a time, I was invited to the White...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 18, 2019 | Green and not so green, Health, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
Sotheby’s link Today I was speaking to my son Murdoch Matheson about how beautiful his Real Estate listings are. They are mostly country properties in the area of Charlottesville, VA and nearby counties. There is no place prettier than Virginia. It is more than...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
On that horrible day 9,11, 2001, so many people were killed (nearly 3000) when the World Trade Center’s came down, some people despaired for the future. The Pentagon was attacked, and that plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field. A shocking and life-changing...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 6, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
So this will be short. A picture is worth one thousand words, isn’t it? And I have a couple that show the way I feel when the sun is just up and my time is my own before others awaken. Looking East along the side of the house. Our mornings have been spectacular...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life
When I was a young girl, my father became Ambassador to Luxembourg. We went there in November 1953 at the end of my 11th year. The American Embassy was a beautiful building, nicely appointed. My sister, brother, and I all had our own rooms. We shared a bathroom, but...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 28, 2019 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant, Women's Issues
Holton-Arms School is my Alma Mater. Miss Lurton and Miss Brown were my first mentors, and they were admirable women. I revered them and tried to live a life of which they would have approved. Miss Brown When I went back to college at 50 to get my BA in psychology, it...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 23, 2019 | Family, Musings about life
If he were alive, my father would be 105. He would be so proud of his family. His fondest dreams have been realized. And I have the photo to prove it. There were a lot of photos taken last weekend. I had the privilege of seeing most of my family all staying under the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 17, 2019 | Family, Marriage and Divorce, Rant, Women's Issues
Today I saw an Instagram meme from Share and Inspire that just made my day!!! It spoke of one of those UNspoken truths that everyone resists in spite of the TRUTH of it. Truth. Life is messy. And it is wonderful, so we need to get over the desire to make everything...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 13, 2019 | Politics, Rant
A friend of mine recently said that society was not fair and asked me if I felt that kids from inner cities had as good a chance as those from families who sent their children to private schools. My answer to him follows. You say that society has been unfair?...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life
My room faces East. When the sun rises over the water it does so exactly centered on my view from bed. By simply raising my head, I can look through the floor to ceiling windows. This mornings view was absolutely lovely, here in Newport Rhode Island. The sky was...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 24, 2019 | Musings about life, The Healthy Life
Now that I am sitting in a mildly air-conditioned room, my thoughts are clear once more. But last Sunday I was staying at a cottage in the country near The Plains, VA. When it was time to leave I could only find one of my dogs. One was missing. My brain nearly fried,...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 21, 2019 | Musings about life, Writing
The other day my dogs went hunting. They chased an adolescent deer all over 2 and a half acres of our yard. They cornered it over and over. Each time it fled, sometimes jumping over them. I took photos and movies I wonder if I can add a video on this post? (NOT) That...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 10, 2019 | Green and not so green, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
Right now, I have a month-long holiday while my mother is in Newport with my sister and her children and grandchildren. It is bliss. Shedding responsibility fast! It feels like taking off a heavy fur coat which was inexplicably worn on a hot day. The relief is...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life, Politics, Rant
The 4th of July is a great holiday because it is not necessary to buy presents to show love. It is not difficult to decorate. You really only need a flag. And failing that, you can wear red, white, and blue clothes. That will show your support and keep you from...
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