The sounds of Auld Lang Syne have faded into the past for another year, as have the many sounds of Christmas that came before. Soon we’ll be into a season of love songs for Valentine’s Day or summer fun songs. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lillian
The Circus Fence
Mom had always wanted a white house, with a white picket fence. We had the white house, on a huge corner lot, but there was no fence. As children we knew that it was Mom’s dream to one day have that white picket fence. As I think about it now, I don’t think I had ever seen a fence that wasn’t white. It was most certainly the norm.
As our custom was, Mom took my young sisters and I to Vancouver to Continue reading
Standing Stones
This week I’ve been watching the news reports on the devastating earthquake in Nepal. I was particularly interested in hearing that people are asked not to take any of the stones from the temples that were destroyed, Continue reading
Outlive Your Obituary
Years ago we used to laugh as we would quote a portion of Pete Seeger’s poem:
I get up each morning, gather my wits.
Pick up the paper, read the obits.
If I’m not there I know I’m not dead.
So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed. Continue reading