Long Hollow
Blog URL http://barbarashallue.typepad.com
Tags midlife, empty nest, parenting, menopause, friendship, writing, marriage
Where I write...capturing some of my thoughts, clearing my head, trying to make sense of what I see, think, and feel as I move into the next stage of my life.
Latest Blog Posts
- Cribbage and...St. Frances? on Nov 24, 2009 in Critters Every Picture Tells a Story Family My Country Life 3-13 Rummy Big families Cribbage Thanksgiving
It's like magic...whenever Shallue families gather in one place, you can count on a cribbage board and several decks of cards materializing on a nearby surface. Tom's mom and dad arrived Saturday evening and already there have been dozens of cribbage...
- Love justice, you who judge the Earth... on Nov 22, 2009 in Family Of Life and Love On my soapbox Worth Quoting child abuse jury trial justice social issues trials
...think of the Lord in goodness and seek Him in integrity of heart. (Wisdom 1:1) Tom has been sleeping in starts and stops in between hours of lying in bed, wide awake. Last week he spent hours on a jury faced with a child abuse case - he was inunda...
- Just Me and Stoney, Dusting and Thinking on Nov 21, 2009 in Call me mom Just thinking... Music My Evolution Of Life and Love Remember when... Worth Quoting empty nest syndrome Forever Young midlife parenting Stoney LaRue Thanksgiving
I think Kendall's graduation cap and braided ropes hadn't been touched since she placed them on that chest right after the ceremony last June. I untangled the cords, hung them on a hook, and propped her cap up on her dresser. Stoney LaRue's voice flo...
- Updates from a Week with Wings on Nov 19, 2009 in Books Call me mom Critters Every Picture Tells a Story Family Just Beauty Just thinking... My Country Life Remember when... autumn country life jury duty old dogs pets ponds writing
It's almost too much for me to fathom that Thanksgiving is only a week away. Why does time speed up so much as you get older? Is it because you start to realize how precious each minute is and you know you've wasted zillions of them already that you...
- 24 Hours Later... on Nov 19, 2009 in Books Critters Every Picture Tells a Story Friendship Inspiration and Heroes My Evolution Of Life and Love Spinning Plates Worth Quoting depression friendship pets prayers recovery writing
There are more truths in 24 hours of a [person's] life than in all the philosophies. - Raoul Vaneigem This struck a chord in me when I read it today. After a quick Googling and Wiki-read of Raoul, I'm not sure I would agree with him on much else, but...
- A Short Walk in the Shadows on Nov 17, 2009 in Call me mom Critters Just thinking... My Evolution Spinning Plates Worth Quoting anxiety depression empty nest syndrome holidays older pets patience
On clear days, the morning sunshine spills and splashes into the hollow, but there are places it doesn't reach...spots where the road hugs tight to a steep side of a hill and down along the creek and other places in the woods where the sunlight can't...
- Good Morning, Sunshine! on Nov 16, 2009 in Every Picture Tells a Story Just Beauty My Country Life autumn Long Hollow morning sunshine Texas Texas Hill Country
Long Hollow waking up...what a beautiful way to start a new week... Happy Monday!
