I am a retired teacher who quit drinking and found happiness! After going deaf, I now have two cochlear implants!
Dear Readers, Hello again from Minnesota! We got 8.5 inches of snow, and it's very cold here today, but absolutely beautiful. Nothing major has happened since I last wrote. I have started so many posts, but I'm just not excited enough about anything to finish the posts. I seem to write about the same things … Continue reading Sounds of Silence
Dear Readers, I love Fall in Minnesota. The cooler weather makes it easier to hike, fall colors are beautiful, and the produce and fall flowers add extra spice. (No, I do not get pumpkin spice coffee! LOL) We had a cool overnight bike trip planned. We had new windows in our porch, and we were … Continue reading There’s Always Something
Dear Readers, Here I sit in the fading sunshine, Mr. UT next to me, writing after such a long time. I now have been alcohol free for 8 years. It's definitely something to celebrate, if for the one reason, life is much better not drinking. It is not only better for me, but definitely for … Continue reading 8 Years and a Child’s Poem
"My eyes listen, To what my ears can’t hear." ~ Wendy~ Dear Readers, I thought of the above phrase as Mr. UT and I were walking one day. When we are outside in nature, my awareness increases in all of my senses. I seem to observe things more closely. Sometimes I walk just to walk, feeling … Continue reading My Eyes Listen
Dear Readers, I thought I'd share this poem I wrote for children: ******** I thought I heard a cardinal, Singing out a song, Then the woods were quiet, Perhaps I heard it wrong. ******** Suddenly a flash of red, Flew up above my head, He had called a lady friend, Who was waiting to be … Continue reading A Child’s Poem
Dear Readers, You know the saying, "Feel the fear and do it anyway?" Well, I am making up a new one! Ha, ha! "Feel old and do it anyway!" Mr. UT and I are getting older, along with the aches and pains, and pulled muscles, and all the other things that come with our bodies … Continue reading Feel Old and Do It Anyway
Dear Readers, When I retired, I struggled trying to figure out my purpose in life. I always felt a strong purpose being a teacher. But now, what was I, a retired teacher, past her prime? What was my important purpose now? I had struggled with this for several years. I am reading a book called, … Continue reading Little Purposes
When Mr. UT and I were skiing today, we watched some little children learning how to ski and snowboard. One little girl in a purple snow suit, was being taught how to snowboard by her father. She was a little, itty bitty girl, and her father had a rope attached to her board, so he … Continue reading Patience
Dear Readers, Yes, I could drink because of the invasion of Ukraine. But I won't. Would drinking help the people? The Ukrainian army? When I look back at all the world problems, all of my loved ones problems, or all of my personal problems, none of them were made better by drinking. I can't escape … Continue reading Yes, I Could Drink
Dear Readers, When I get tired of hearing with my cochlear implants, which is often, I just take them off. (The sounds are harsh, and I have to think to hear.) Of course, this makes Mr. UT a bit annoyed when I ask him questions with them off. (LOL) Sometimes I ask him if he … Continue reading Finding The Quiet
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