by Ellie | Sep 9, 2016 | blog, Uncategorized
Oh, it’s a long, long while From May to December, But the days grow short When you reach September. When the autumn weather Turns leaves to flame, One hasn’t got time For the waiting game. Oh, the days dwindle down To a precious few, September, November....
by Ellie | Jun 24, 2016 | blog, Uncategorized
I LOST MY BROTHER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. Not my biological sibling who died in 1999. This is a different sort of kinship. When I married Jim Gustafson, his brother John Alfred came with the deal. To his family he was Al or Alfred. The rest of the world called him...
by Ellie | Jun 10, 2016 | blog, Uncategorized
THINGS HAPPEN. Sometime we notice; sometimes we don’t. Here are some memorable events—notable only to me—that stand out sharply in my mind. My first horseback ride. I was seven or so, and the view from the back of a horse was far different from ground-side...
by Ellie | May 30, 2016 | blog, Uncategorized
Some days are hardly worth getting out of bed. Doesn’t have to be anything dire; just the never-ending drip of frustration. These past two weeks brought a flood of computer glitches that kept me tight with techies. Nail down one thing, another pops up. How do...
by Ellie | May 13, 2016 | blog, Uncategorized
LAST SUNDAY, MOTHERS GOT CHEERED. Noticed. Appreciated. But instead of basking in that one-day glow, I get grumpy. Don’t get me wrong. I loved my mother and have appreciative kids. But I see Mother’s Day as a Hallmark Holiday—a card seller at least, gift pusher at...
by Ellie | Apr 29, 2016 | blog, Uncategorized
OUR PRINTER GOT CRANKY LAST WEEK. Started getting hungry, chewing perfectly good paper. I get cranky when that happens, resenting naughty printers that take a liking for even scrap stuff. Grumblegrumblegrumble…fixing would probably be cheaper than buying new but then...
