by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 19, 2022 | Family, Musings about life
Remember being 10 years old? Such a milestone, 2 digits! I was thrilled when I turned 10 that I could say something happened 10 years ago. A new type of “me” arose by the time my life contained that august number of years. Everyone has an annual birthday whether it is...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 28, 2021 | Family, Musings about life
Christmas this year was one of the best ever. Our family is large and several members have birthdays in December. There is even one on the 23rd and one on Christmas Eve. These family members have parties in addition to the Christmas parties already scheduled by...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 22, 2021 | Family, mind body connection, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
When the sun sets with a crescendo of color so magnificent it takes the breath away, trying to capture it leads to multiple photos. Or when it rises in splendid spirals of pink, orange, fuchsia, and golden light. Brightening the dark mauve sky at dawn by degrees is...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 12, 2021 | COVID and Mandates, Family, Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
Think about the title of this post. What is your threshold? How much will you put up with? What are you willing to do to stop it? Recently an organization to which I belong sent out an email to the membership about their new policy. The new rule which must be complied...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 24, 2021 | COVID and Mandates, Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
Fear! It is the new way to control you! The fear that inculcates almost everyone these days is inconceivable to me. Where did it come from? I think it was organized and planned many years ago. The fear has made people segregate out the unvaccinated as if they were...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 18, 2021 | Musings about life
the beamed ceiling in her bedroom Today I lay down on my mothers’ bed. I looked at the ceiling beams, which is what she would have seen at the end. Tears rolled down my cheeks because two years ago, Mother died on this day. November 18th, 2019, at 7:05 am. in...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 8, 2021 | Family, Musings about life
Montpelier Races! They are the only races held at the property of a historic home, in this case, the house of James Madison. He was, among other things, the 4th President of the United States and the father of the Constitution. The property is gorgeous. The autumn...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 28, 2021 | COVID and Mandates, Musings about life, Rant
A funeral of a friend was held at the National Cathedral last Tuesday. The entire church was crowded with mourners; friends and family and those whose lives the deceased touched. It was a beautiful service, true to his ideals and his nature. What a celebration! The...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 13, 2021 | Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant
The whole world seems to have bought into the lie. And it is a lie. The Pandemic is not a real Pandemic. The death rate is nowhere near serious enough to call this a global pandemic. And of those who died in the United States, there is a huge question about how many...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 7, 2021 | Musings about life
Where is your “go-to” place? Do you have a special restaurant that you can go to for entertainment and peace at the same time? DeCarlos Restaurant has served the people of Spring Valley for 40 years. It is a charming dark and cozy place that has a staff of people who...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 29, 2021 | Family, Musings about life, Rant
snake The text came in while I was sitting in my old bedroom in my mothers’ house in Washington DC. The phone rested in my hand. The hair stood up on the back of my neck. A snake hiding in my house in Charlottesville! I scrolled down to a photo of the little...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 21, 2021 | Musings about life
The world we live in is absolutely turned upside down. I do NOT understand why it is so hard for people to see this. But they have been systematically brainwashed with terror. They fear for their lives, literally. These people often feel that a diagnosis of Covid...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 10, 2021 | Family, Health, Musings about life, The Healthy Life
One of my children told me recently that they believe the government is their friend and there to help us through the current virus. This child thinks their mother (me) is selfish and stubborn because I do not believe that. It makes me feel somewhat frustrated and a...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 23, 2021 | Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life
Have you been ostracized from social events yet? Or are you one of those for whom it seems a good idea to ostracize the unvaccinated? Here is an example, part of an email invitation I received this week. “Please note that The Country Club requires all attendees to...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 10, 2021 | Family, Musings about life, Weather, Writing
Suddenly the hot day seemed to stall. The sun disappeared. Everything got quiet and very still. Looking up into the sky, I was shocked to see it suddenly dark. Storm clouds crowded where the brilliant blue had been only minutes before. The entire sky was suffused in...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 3, 2021 | Health, mind body connection, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
COVID-19 dominates the news. It feels like the end of the world. Surely we will all die if we don’t listen to the authorities. We are in such danger from each other that we need to avoid people. Be frightened of your grandchildren, and grandchildren be terrified...
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 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 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 | 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 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 | 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 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 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 | 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 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 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 | 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 30, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life
I just spent a day and a night with my sister. She came east to take our mother to her summer home. Like most sisters, we grew up together, and though we are only 2 years apart we are very different. As children, I always preferred blue everything, clothes,...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 20, 2019 | Musings about life, The Healthy Life, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
There she sits at the head of the octagonal breakfast table, looking like a Fairy Queen. Someone said she is more beautiful now than she was 20 years ago and it is true. I don?t know if it is because EVERYONE tells her how lovely she is. Or is it a trick of nature?...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 23, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life, Rant, Women's Issues
Families are full of quicksand, especially as the children grow up, marry and have families of their own. They all develop in different ways. What is important to one branch means nothing to another branch. They may be in direct conflict. There may be a sense of...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 14, 2019 | Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues, Writing
I was at an elegant dinner party recently where I met an interesting young man named Devron Johnson. He spoke with such good sense about the world today, we have continued our discourse. He emailed me about his writing, asking for suggestions for staying focused...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Coaching, Musings about life, Women's Issues
Which part of the game are you in? First half of life? The 3rd quarter? OK? How many of you are in the 4th quarter? I have lived more than 3/4 of a century. This is the 4th quarter for me. Pretty scary isn’t it? As we age, our responsibilities change. For some...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 3, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
Our Mother was lonely for a dog who loved her. She told us so one night after dinner. My sister and I were both staying at her the house. What she said was; “I am lonely.” and we both pricked up our ears, worried we were not doing enough.? But she...
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