Mauri | April 15, 2006
The best things happen in the morning
When the sun comes up and life seems new
Again, it’s hit me without warning
Offering quiet, good things to do
Or wish I’d done, because by now
It’s afternoon, and moving on
Toward supper, and I’ll wonder how
I missed it, starting with the dawn
This day has passed me without warning
And the best things [...]
Sherry | April 13, 2006
I might save a whole minute a year by waiting until I’m driving down the street to fasten my seatbelt. This morning on my way to the dentist I heard no “click” as I attempted to buckle up. No time to go back inside and ask Mauri to fix it (isn’t that why we [...]
Mauri | April 10, 2006
Okay, long-time friends. Maybe you’ve known people who stayed near their roots most of their lives and kept close contact with good friends. And maybe you’ve envied that…like I have. Much of my life had a vagabond quality…living here and there for two or three years. Here is the refrain from an old unfinished [...]
Mauri | April 9, 2006
One of my favorite stories came to mind today. A few years back I was looking for a friend on a church campus being carved out of the desert near Richland, WA. Heading to where someone said he was working, I met a little blond boy coming down the path. “Is Pete Gibbons around here?” [...]
Sherry | April 7, 2006
I can write about it now that it’s safely in the bank. A couple of days ago Mauri and I met with someone who has owed us money for several years now. For a while he had made attempts to repay it but those faltered. So his answering-machine invitation to lunch intrigued us.
We shared pleasant [...]
Sherry | April 3, 2006
I miss my mother often, though she died 18 years ago. This is a good thing–not that she died but that I miss her often. It means her influence and presence in my life carried enough weight to last at least this long, and hopefully much longer. Tonight I miss her while I watch “Live [...]
Sherry | April 2, 2006
Aj Schwanz tagged us with “Four Things,” so here goes. Watch out! We might tag you, but you have to read all the way to the bottom to find out.
Four jobs I’ve had:
1-travel agent (Sherry)
2-printer’s devil/helper (Mauri)
3-school bus driver (Mauri)
4-Real Estate Guide publisher (Sherry)
Four movies I could watch over and over
1-Dave (Sherry)
2-Quigley Down Under (Mauri)
3-Return [...]