For Real, Elaine?!

Just living the fairy tale life! NOT!! LOL

  • Do You Remember Encyclopedias?

    Do you remember life before the internet? I remember life before many things but, I seriously remember life before the Internet! You couldn’t go to the Internet to look up anything! Nada¡! You had to pull out a huge heavy two inch thick Encyclopedia book just to research any historical subject. If you needed someone’s… Read more

  • Letters and Cards from Loved Ones

    What personal belongings do you hold most dear? There is an extreme amount of joy appears each time I re-read a letter or card from someone I love. I treasure the unique handwriting just by seeing it I journey back to the time and place when the words were written. Memories only we share unfold… Read more

  • Love it!!!!

    How do you feel about cold weather? Cold weather makes my life enjoyable! I have a medical disorder in which hot weather makes my symptoms much worse. In cold weather I am free to move outside without fear of having horrible flare ups. I can enjoy taking a walk and enjoying the sunrise or sunset. Read more

  • Broken

    Have you ever broken a bone? Broken Strife Have you ever lived in or worked in a strife filled environment? I have lived in both situations more than once. It’s extremely draining and exhausting! You seek peace, but it rarely comes if you and others involved have no desire to communicate or walk in agreement.… Read more

  • The Man With The Keys

    Looking out the kitchen window I watched my husband walking the path to the pasture and thought to myself “there goes the man with all the keys.” He has the the key to every door in this house. Front door, back door, French doors and the basement door. He has keys for every building on… Read more

  • Momma’s Kitchen

    What is your favorite restaurant? My momma’s kitchen, unfortunately dementia has stolen her ability to make both mine and my husband’s favorite meals. My favorite meal she cooked for me was cubed steak with gravy, mashed potatoes and English peas. I loved momma’s fried okra. Sliced thin, battered lightly in flour then fried in hot… Read more

  • What book could you read over and over again? Read more

  • My Aunt Helen

    When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be my Aunt Helen!!! She was beautiful, glamorously stylish and I wanted to look and dress like her. To this day, red lipstick is my favorite. Read more

  • Not Near Enough

    How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? No where nearly as often as I should, but a lot more than I use too! As a wife, mother, grandmother and now the caregiver for my mother it is my nature to take care of everyone else first. However, I… Read more

  • Cold and Crisp

    What is your favorite type of weather? I love cold crisp weather without any rain or snow. I love being able to walk briskly and freely with comfortable freedom. I love the energy the cool air brings to me. It fills my lungs and heart with ambitious determination. It makes me as happy as a… Read more