My husband is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, now and will return before Thanksgiving. I am missing him. He has my camera. At the moment, I can’t decide what or whom I am missing more… him or my camera. I hate to be without my camera. It’s like going out without earrings. I feel naked… absolutely naked!…
Tag: Culture
Rubber Meat
Like most kids growing up in the 60s, I ate Spam. It wasn’t a staple like cereal or peanut butter, but when my Mom didn’t have time to go to the store, we ate Spam. She sliced and fried it; and because she made it crispy, it was almost edible. We ate it with scrambled eggs, and my…
Belated Birthday Bash
My daughter and her friend are just too cute. My husband, daughter, and dear friends took me to Kenny’s–my favorite resaurant now–for a belated birthday bash. My daughter can’t make her mind up. The menu is awesome. This is the man who pays the bills… he’s my sweetheart too. A party’s not a party without…
What to Think About…
…on Election Day… I am not Catholic, but I love this video.
Song and Prayer for Election
Let freedom ring! Click here for a free download of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” with a prayer for the election by Dutch Sheets at the end. It is really beautiful!
haiku: election year
Fall ablaze in red and gold while Americans bleed red, white, and blue
Healing Leaves
Today is the first full day of Sukkot. I love this Jewish holiday–the time when the family builds a “sukkah” or tent with branches on top and lives in it for eight days. It’s like camping. What child doesn’t love to sleep outside under the stars?
Security
Fountain in Deidesheim, Germany I just read a blog on the growing uneasiness concerning the–not “state of the union”–rather the state of the world. It was written by a woman in New Zealand, who wakes up at night with a sense of emergency. Times are unstable. People are committing suicide because of the loss of their fortunes or…
haiku: political wars
political wars swirl as autumn leaves, relief is spelled SNL
This is Scary!
“The Messiah is Absolutely Speaking.” These are the words Louis Farrakhan, nation of Islam leader, declared to a rapt audience about Barak Hussein Obama. Farrakhan said that Obama has captured the heart of America’s youth, which is a sign, that Obama is the messiah and that the “messiah is absolutely speaking.’ Read about it hereand watch a YouTube clip. Read…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 