"And think not, you can direct the course of love; for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course." - Kahlil Gibran - - - It started with the light bulbs and ended with the cockroach. Two light bulbs blew out. The first was in the master bathroom which went dark about a month … Continue reading Here But Not Here
Rosemary Hook
Votary of Nature
A lack of time continues to creep up on me and this is a now or never post so I hope it ends up making sense. In my last blog, I said I'd be writing about God and religion with the caveat that there would be no preaching, soapboxes, or soul saving. Given the … Continue reading Votary of Nature
It All Began with Wheat Gluten: Part II
(Click here for It All Began With Wheat Gluten: Part I) Hook loves to brag, “I almost didn’t get a second date!” If it hadn’t been for the wheat gluten, he may not have. Neither Hook nor I were the common 20 to 30-year-olds when we met. I was 42 and Hook was 53. His balding … Continue reading It All Began with Wheat Gluten: Part II
It All Began with Wheat Gluten: Part I
Wheat gluten. Not the most romantic offer a man can give a woman but if the man is Hook and the woman is me, it becomes a gift that leads to falling in love which leads to marriage which leads to caring for someone until they do not need your care anymore. When Hook and … Continue reading It All Began with Wheat Gluten: Part I
Stay Tuned
I read the other day that it’s rude for an author not to respond when comments are made on their blog. I’d stopped responding to comments months ago because I worried it might be rude to have a public response to otherwise private people. Please know that I read every single comment even … Continue reading Stay Tuned
The Great Hook Escape
As I sit in the hospital cafeteria and dream of life outside the walls of St. David’s, my POW-stricken husband lies in his 5th floor room being poked, prodded, picked, and occasionally pampered. With a hollowed, gaunt look of someone who has been starved and beaten, Hook’s recovery continues but his appetite struggles to rise … Continue reading The Great Hook Escape
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