Barbara J. HambyAuthor & Poet |
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Indian SummerWe are enjoying an Indian Summer with high temperatures approximately fifteen degrees above normal for this time of year. We spent yesterday relaxing in and out of a pool and reading in the shade. This year I’ve noticed that, even though I strive to stay in shade, and slather myself with sunscreen, I have many new freckles and sunspots. September, 15th, 2008 A Novel NovelThe last two books I brought home from the library were on the “New Arrivals” shelf. The first one I wrote about a week or so ago. I’m still struggling with the second one. Half way through I decided to give up on it, but after I finished the other one, I came back to the second and gave it… click here to continue September, 13th, 2008 Letting GoAs I typed “September,” I thought September Song is an appropriate theme for what I’m thinking about today. When I moved to an apartment I voluntarily gave up a degree of control over my environment, in exchange for less responsibility. As I’ve grown older and less physically strong, I’ve wanted to have fewer chores, especially outdoors. With that, I have… click here to continue September, 12th, 2008 Rearranging our Home OfficeListening to Pavarotti should inspire me to write something, but I keep getting distracted by the music. I hadn’t realized he was nine years younger than I, and he’s gone already. For the past two weeks I’ve been working on getting rid of a queen bed in the office/guest/bedroom. We bought a sofa bed to replace it and… click here to continue September, 10th, 2008 TriggersThis has nothing to do with guns. I’m a confirmed gun hater. The only triggers in my life are mental triggers. Words or actions that strike my memory bank and bring back incidents that happened long ago and have been forgotten. Once in a while I’ll look at a full moon and remember how that moon looked shining… click here to continue September, 08th, 2008 Book ReviewI just finished reading a novel that may give me nightmares. It comes so close to what I suspect is truth that I find it very scary. Redemption by Lee Jackson, an American writer presently residing in New Zealand, is set in a tiny town in Montana, a most unlikely spot to become the center of national attention in… click here to continue September, 06th, 2008 Guinea Pig VolunteerYesterday afternoon I went to the first meeting of a group of volunteers for a Kaiser health study. Those who qualify, having already met some prerequisites, and having lost ten pounds during the first six months of the study, will spend another year involved in the research. Most of the first year, we will meet weekly. After the first… click here to continue September, 04th, 2008 |