I just had to go home. We were in Colorado for a short time, but I had to go back… This is the home of my childhood. My parents don’t live there anymore, but this is where they raised four children. This is the place where my folks say the hardest years happened, and they also…
Category: Culture
haiku: long nights
winter candle glow lengthens the season’s short hours long nights and brief days
Window of Dreams
This is the kitchen window at my parents’ house in Colorado. It is the window that I looked through in my youth while I washed dishes, cooked meals, washed my hair, scrubbed the floors, baked cookies… It became the window of my dreams. I stood here gazing out… wondering what shape my life would take……
Snow!
My parents celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary! We traveled from the balmy beaches of Florida, to the mild and sunny climate of Texas, to a blanket of winter white snow in Colorado. We awoke this morning to about six inches. I pulled the kitchen curtains back to see such a wonderful sight. This is so…
haiku: winter sky
winter morning sky pregnant with the day’s treasures unpacked hour by hour
An Open Letter to Gazans…
Noa writes open letter to Gazans Internationally renowned Israeli singer Noa writes a moving letter appealing to Palestinians in Gaza and everywhere, calling for eradication of common enemy: Fanaticism Ynet Internationally renowned Israeli singer Noa has written an open letter to Palestinians in Gaza and everywhere. The letter was published on the Israel-based iPeace website,…
Breakfast in Bed?
Since I am a morning person, it is really hard for me to stay under the covers and enjoy breakfast in bed. I like to get up before dawn, sit in my big zebra chair by the fireplace where I can see the dawn arrive from my front door. In the spring and summer, I sit under…
‘We Want You to Succeed…’
The smiles were broad. The faces beaming. Four living presidents and one president-elect gathered at the White House for luncheon yesterday. “One message that I have and I think we all share is that we want you to succeed. Whether we’re Democrat or Republican we care deeply about this country. All of us who have…
‘Seven Pounds’… Over Weighted
Seven reasons I hated the movie “Seven Pounds”… and one reason I liked it.
Black-Eyed Peas
Black-eyed peas are a Texas tradition on New Year’s Day. We ate ours yesterday at a little Texas, home-cooking cafe called Jake and Dorothy’s. This Mom and Pop place gained national attention in the Texas Monthly Magazine for their wonderful food last December. And by the way, that plate also has boiled cabbage and chicken-fried steak on…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 