just got a cold
felt better, resumed rushing
back to the sniffles
-on catching a 3rd cold this season
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read Jocko Willink
‘fear doesn’t get a vote’ now
back to the writing
-on reading “Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual” by Jocko Willink
Young Adult novel
“Pride and Prejudice”-inspired
predictable fun
-on reading “Rebel Mechanics”
Costco employees
raved about every item
in our check-out cart
-Seriously, they did.
“Ooh, I love that!” “Oh, isn’t that awesome?” “You’re gonna love that!”
handmade woolen socks
belated Christmas present
a delighted Mom
-I don’t knit, but I have a good friend who does
tired eyes, warm face
he makes dinner anyway
in his pajamas
-on a sick husband
A bit belated, but we’re still easing into the New Year.
fog fills the cold air
trees, grass, shrubs covered in frost—
the winter solstice
-December 21, 2017
my favorite one
the ugly sweater contest:
red Nordic T-Rex
Photo source: Steve Baker
last-minute chaos
a season of peace and joy
spent rushing madly
steady pounding beats
techno Christmas music plays
after Bing Crosby
“How was your Christmas?”
mini zombie garden gnomes
will rock my plantings
Photo source: Thomas
first meal of the year
squirrel nibbling a nut at sunrise
flicks his tail with joy
it’s a brand new year
a fresh start, a bright outlook . . .
back to the office
bright Hawaiian shirts
mock me from the closet with
their floral patterns
-from the “what do I wear today?” quandary
Photo source: Vera & Jean-Christophe
writing Christmas cards
wanting to express my love
no time—must mail now
day to myself—joy!
reading in bed, taking walks
watching falling rain
bad Christmas movies,
writing cards, drinking cider—
holiday delights
grey blanket of sky
waterfalls from the gutters—
Oregon winter
that card I just sent
the one I struggled to write
will arrive too late
-in memory of June Moriyasu