Observation – Small Simple Things of Life

Almost Gone

August 30, 2020 Beth

One more day and August 2020 will be finished and we will turn the calendar to September. As we all know, nothing will change and we will move through another month just as we always have done. However, this year it seems that August has been a blur, a very fast blur. I haven't felt… Continue reading Almost Gone

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The Time Drainer

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 Beth

Being informed is a virtue. It helps us make better decisions and encourages us to take action. Getting hooked on an endless scroll of media inputs is not the same as being informed. There’s long been a business model of urgent news (“man bites dog!”), but now it’s been leveraged, amplified and optimized to suck… Continue reading The Time Drainer

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A Story About Completing Projects

June 9, 2020 Beth

Just before everything had to shut down in March I saw this beautiful pink floral fabric in a local quilt store. I passed it by as I had no project to use it for and no need to continue to stockpile (hoard) fabric. I kept thinking about it and just before the shut down went… Continue reading A Story About Completing Projects

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An Esperanza Sunday

May 3, 2020 Beth

From time to time I have what I call "church in the park" on Sunday morning. I load up one of the dogs, water bottles, and we head to San Pedro Springs Park. On Sunday morning there are only a few people out and about, much like I am, walking their dog and getting a… Continue reading An Esperanza Sunday

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The 10 year re-start

March 25, 2020 Beth

As I started to write this post I realized that exactly ten years ago today, March 25, 2010, I created the Small Simple Things of Life blog on BlogSpot. Today I had the intention of writing a post on the practice of restarting something that's been abandoned for a period of time, mainly this… Continue reading The 10 year re-start

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Survival and/or Sensibility

March 14, 2020 Beth

This afternoon I was thinking about the craziness going on in our grocery stores right now when I remembered the book of World War II rationing coupons my sister and I found in some of my Mother's papers when we were cleaning out her house. I'm sure my Mother had found this memento in my… Continue reading Survival and/or Sensibility

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Time to finish up 2019

December 18, 2019 Beth

On December 1st a local faith based ministry posted a beautiful starlight picture on Face Book with the caption, "December - the month of joy, happiness and to finish what you started." Well, that's a different approach I thought as I read it, but then again it was good reasoning. We think of December as… Continue reading Time to finish up 2019

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Sustainable Energy: Then & Now

May 13, 2018May 13, 2018 Beth

A mid-December trip took me on roads I had never traveled before, much to my delight. I had traveled through Lubbock before, but never had the opportunity to spend any significant time there. My nephew's graduation from Texas Tech University gave me that opportunity as well as new sights to see along a new route.… Continue reading Sustainable Energy: Then & Now

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The New Road

December 31, 2017December 31, 2017 Beth

This is good advice for the New Year, but it truth I think it needs to be practiced more often. I never hesitate to suddenly turn off the road and head to someplace I've never been; practice it often and you will see that adventure is the most refreshing thing you can do for your… Continue reading The New Road

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The end and the beginning

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Beth

So the month of November ends; likewise tomorrow the new month begins. I've always thought of November as my favorite month of the year. November is when we gather for Thanksgiving meals and my thoughts always turn to Thankgsivings past, spent with loved ones now gone from this life. November is when we start preparing… Continue reading The end and the beginning