Barbara J. HambyAuthor & Poet |
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Summer CondensedMy memory is far less than perfect these days, but it seems to me we used to have more comfortable days in the 70’s and 80’s during the summer months than in the past couple of years. Recently, it seems that we get a lot of cloudy, dreary days in the 60’s or low 70’s and a few scorchers, such… click here to continue August, 14th, 2008 Buried Trash or TreasureYesterday I dug out of a closet a plastic tub of family letters I was sorting before I moved here a little over two years ago. When I pulled the cardboard box of letters out of the tub, I discovered about a foot high stack of writing labeled, “To be revised.” I have mixed feelings about the… click here to continue August, 12th, 2008 A Little Excitement for a ChangeSome good news, some a little sad. I just received an email from a writer who had asked me to contribute to a book she was working on. She is asking now for my mailing address so she can send me a copy of the book when it comes out, so I assume it is forthcoming. The sad news is… click here to continue August, 09th, 2008 Dumb and DumberAs an American consumer, I really resent being treated as if I were dumber than a pet rock. I am convinced there must be a competition for the dumbest radio or television commercial and no one is telling us about it. For years, prior to television remotes, I trained myself to shut my eyes and ears at the brain… click here to continue August, 07th, 2008 Poetic CoincidencesA while back I mentioned that I have song lyrics going through my head much of the time, and occasionally I notice that the words of the current song relate to something that’s going on in my life. The other day when I wrote about reading a book on Alzheimer’s Disease, I was startled when I posted it to my… click here to continue August, 04th, 2008 New Eyes - New IdeasLast week at this time I sat on the deck of my cousin’s home on Vashon Island and gazed at the gorgeous view. I saw an eagle soar over the water and watched leaves loosened by the breeze float to the ground. This Sunday the clouds have finally lifted outside my window so I can enjoy the intense blue of… click here to continue August, 03rd, 2008 Finale-Gathering of the ClanBefore I finish the story of the weekend in Seattle with relatives, I’ll report on the cataract surgery. I am bare-eyed at the computer for the first time tonight. I’m supposed to wear glasses to protect my eye, but the only ones I have at the moment are sunglasses. I put them on when I’m moving around. I’m not to… click here to continue August, 01st, 2008 |