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Blog Memories of the Week
OK, this is a chicken, but that's all I have . . .
And here's an old riff on the traditional thanks-giving song:
Quote of the Week
When parents talk about having a child who is ill or struggling, nonparents often take the wrong message. They think, Thank God I was spared all that pain. If I can’t order up the precise specifications for my child, the condition in which he emerges, the choices he’ll make, if I can’t be assured that he’ll skirt the dangers that await him, maybe it’s better not to have children at all.
Those of us who know the airless terror of the 10 steps between the second you first glimpse your child’s surgeon through the glass doors and the moment he’s standing in front of you, delivering the verdict—we don’t think this way. Each time one of ours is ill or in pain, we think, Thank God I am here for him.
Source: Abigail Shrier, The Free Press
Posted: 2025 Oct 10Music of the Week
Our politics probably vary, but I expect that we all hope for the hostages to come home, for all the killing to stop, and for a better life for all people in the region.
Photo Memory of the Week
Tag Archives: Reflections
Scotties Face (Reflection)
Not quite a face of thankfulness . . . Continue reading
One Last “Ah . . .”
A season-ending pause for appreciation. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Reflections, Trees
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Sunny-Day Vistas
A sort-of walk around my sort-of neighbourhood. Continue reading
Fire on Glass
Not literally; just optically. Which could be the theme of the week. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Reflections
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Things Landing on Cars
Not literally; just optically. Continue reading
Sunflowers, Ottawa
Pick your own flower. Or photograph. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Flowers, Reflections
2 Comments
Attitude Adjustment
More car-window reflections! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Reflections
6 Comments
In the Cloud
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now. Continue reading
The Terrible, Horrible
The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Flora
Tagged Aging, Family, Flowers, Reflections
28 Comments