by Linda | Dec 30, 2007 | This & That
I don’t normally blog on Sundays, as most of you know. Today, though, I received an email from a reader named Shirley. She’s thirty, and her husband, Jim, is dying of brain cancer. I was struck to the heart by her bravery–she said she likes to read...
by Linda | Dec 28, 2007 | This & That
I guess the charm of all this snow could wear off–sometime. :)For now, it seems magical, maybe because I’m one of those lucky people who don’t commute by automobile. Just a hike to the barn, that’s all I need to worry about at present.I was...
by Linda | Dec 27, 2007 | This & That
My good friend, Debbie Macomber, gave me a terrific gift this year–a U.S. Marshal’s badge. (My dad was a town marshal–very different from the U.S. variety) I thought it was a very good replica, but I should have known better. When I emailed Deb to...
by Linda | Dec 26, 2007 | This & That
And more snow!The draw is beautiful, and the flakes are coming down fast and furious. Larry is feeding the horses this morning, but I’ll be slogging out to the barn later in the day. Horse care is hard work sometimes, but it’s a chance to be with them, and...
by Linda | Dec 25, 2007 | This & That
What do you get for the woman who quite literally has everything? That’s a dilemma my friends and family face every year, I think, and may I say, they always do a remarkable job anyhow.This year, I really felt that I’d had all the Christmas anybody could...
by Linda | Dec 24, 2007 | This & That
Well, the day before, anyhow. :)As I write this, the sun has yet to rise, and my mind is turning toward horse-feeding. The tree is decorated, and there are wrapped presents tucked beneath it–and a few UNwrapped ones, as well, from me to me–a tooled leather...