Sighing
Some of us do this thing when life is hard and there’s nothing we can do about it. For whatever it’s worth, I, Pat Durmon and retired...
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Dec 17, 2018
Looking for Christmas
Rain had fallen for days. Puddles, all over the yard. The days had been dark and cold. I could feel it inside my body. It made me reflect...
Dec 10, 2018
Lee’s Heart
4:00 p.m. It’s Friday, December 7th. I’m on time at Curious Craftsman, a shop in Norfork, Arkansas, ready to sign books for four hours....
Nov 26, 2018
Too Good to Not Share
Thanksgiving is still going on. Nice how that can happen. Four of us are older and leaning toward white hair if not there already. I’m...
Nov 19, 2018
Giving Thanks in the Midst of Smoke
I am blessed to know a woman with the attitude of gratitude. Her name is Mary Kathryn Marcom. She lives north of San Francisco where...
Nov 5, 2018
Leaves, Of Course!
It happens every October, but has it ever been more breathtaking than this year? Showy leaves, an extravaganza. It makes me feel quick...
Oct 8, 2018
Wisdom I’ve Borrowed from Friends
I have been highly blessed to have known wise women during my lifetime. What a difference they have made. Sometimes they appeared one at...
Sep 24, 2018
If You Died First, What Would You Want Me to Do?
Jimmy, my husband, actually posed this question in the truck. I laughed and changed the topic. I could not deal with it at the time....
Sep 17, 2018
Hurricane Florence
I’ve written two blogs this week. Actually, I’ve been trying to not write this one. But it kept tugging at me like a little kid, wanting...
Sep 10, 2018
Strange Things
Hard to label it. People are leaving. A friend’s son died, a friend’s husband died, a friend is moving away. It is the normal cycle, but...
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