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COMPANIONABLE SILENCE

24.02.26 05:46 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

Stop and think.

 When you get in your car, do you turn on the radio before you start the engine? 

When you are home, is your TV on even when you are not in the room?  

  I remember my mother singing as she did housework. Filling the void.


  And then there was Benson. He was a lo...


TEA TIME WITH MARY

28.01.26 11:49 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

Come, my friend, and have a seat,

We’ll chat and share a pot of tea.

There’s coffee, if you prefer,

Either one is fine with me.

 

We have so much to talk about

 when we sit around the table.

As with cabbages and kings,

some is fact and some is fable.

 

“Do you remember?” “I don’t recall.”

“It ...

New Year's Resolutions

05.01.26 05:03 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

 

While the partridge still roots in the pear tree and the yule log continues to glow,

our thoughts turn to the new year and our plans begin to grow.

 Always proceed with caution and heed wise words you have heard.

Don't be lulled by the warmth of the yule log fire or the cooing of the bi...

A CRIB FOR CHRISTMAS

16.12.25 12:07 PM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

One of our local TV stations is sponsoring a Christmas toy drive. People are asked to donate new toys in their original wrappers. 


This reminds me of the year I was told that if I were to leave my doll’s bed in the living room before I went to bed, one of Santa's elves would take it away and t...


Life’s Railway to Christmas

04.12.25 06:24 AM - By BlueSkies - Comment(s)

This morning, I awoke with the words of a hymn in my mind. I can remember my mother singing it as she did housework when I was a child. I went to one of my bookcases and found an old hymnal. The hymn Life's Railway to Heaven was on page 200. The publication date was 1896 - one hundred twen...