This year I read three stories of strong women from the Middle East who survived great hardship. Two received the Nobel Peace Prize. I think I needed to read of their resilience. Lest we say their stories are unique to the Middle East, I would point out that there is sex trafficking in this country, domestic violence, and rape. Until we can solve our own problems here, I would avoid pointing fingers elsewhere! The first …
I find lap swimming a good exercise for me. I swam laps before I met Ken. I used to teach swimming and work as a lifeguard. I love water. With a bad knee and previous rotator cuff shoulder problems, it’s a good choice. I have been inching up the number of laps to avoid injury. And yesterday with the threat of a large storm keeping me home later in the week I pushed to 50 …
This morning I awoke to snow. It was dark later than usual, so I did chores later than usual. It was that beautiful blue winter morning light. Geese love this weather. They were waddling, chatting, flapping wings and saying it’s party time. Since it is above freezing now, there is rain. So we will not get the one foot of snow here; maybe someone elsewhere will. Oscar is glad to be outside, but he wonders …
