Tag Archives: family
Life Changes All Around.
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.~Denis Waitley Changes Summer time is winding down, at least in a family with teenagers and where one spouse teaches high school… My daughter is back from her six week visit with her […]
New Life!
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.~Anais Nin My niece had a new baby yesterday! As I shared before, we’re a close-knit clan, so this is big doings… Baby Lili is finally […]
Back Home After Some Time Visiting.
Hey, it’s good to be back home again. Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend. Yes, and hey, it’s good to be back home again.~John Denver Back To The Sand Doug and I are back home in Florida after visiting family for a few days in Georgia. Many people have the idea […]
Actively Live Life.
Many times when you’re a tourist you can just stay on the surface and not really experience the place you’re visiting, which will probably leave you disappointed. Everywhere has something interesting; it’s just about being curious enough to find it and scratch where you have to scratch and stay longer and walk further.~Diego Luna Heading […]
Finding Out Who You Are.
I’m as old as the moon and the stars, and as young as the trees and the lakes. My style comes from looking at what came before me, and from visiting a lot of places.~Afrika Bambaataa See You In A While This weekend we dropped my daughter off at the airport in Orlando. She’s flying […]
A Cartload Of Monkeys.
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.~Andre Maurois Sometimes It’s Good to Get Out Of Your Head I have a large family where generation lines are are kind of fuzzy. My parents had five children, of which I’m the youngest. My oldest sister had her children fairly young, so my […]
Don’t Think Too Much.
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.~Dalai Lama My Morning For the next few days I’ve decided to stop thinking so much and just live […]
Coming Back To Life.
Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town.~George Carlin As I shared last week, I’ve been sick with flu related issues for almost a month. This blog has suffered from lack of attention, as have all areas of my life. The medications are working and this past […]
Flying Away And Back Again.
Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.~Leonardo da Vinci Flying Away We spent this weekend in Orlando, Florida. My daughter, who is now living with me, went to visit her mother who now […]
Gratitude And Exploring.
I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.~e. e. cummings It’s been a perfect weekend here in Florida. Spring is here, if not by the calendar than by […]
Doug Does Life 