I’m pretty sure the next time I see this view, it will have snowed and I will have missed that initiatory white blanket for the first time in 6 years. But that’s ok, I haven’t seen Georgia at this time of year in that long and it will be nice. The cowboy and I leave before dawn tomorrow and arrive in the late afternoon. It’s a long travel day, but I’m staying until the 10th so I’ll have a full seven days to visit family and friends. Brent (yep, that’s his name) will return on the 4th so as not to cramp my style so very much. But I’m glad he’s going and I think I’ll drive him to the North Georgia “mountains” and hit a couple of cool spots in the city as well. Hmmmm, apple cider and boiled peanuts – that’s the traditional North Georgia mountain fare and I’m telling you IT IS GOOD!
I have something to look forward to upon my return. There’s a kitten that’s got my name on her and she’ll be moving in when I get back. The little critter is partially blind and I’m a sucker for the ones that no on else might want. I think we’re made for each other.\
I realize I am not writing much here and I’d like to tell you the reasons. First, my computer is on its last legs and is running very slowly so it’s a little frustrating to actually sit down and get a post done. Second, I haven’t fully gotten with this wordpress format. I still haven’t figured out how to do some things that were very easy to figure out at blogspot and I’m not entirely happy with the way it looks and can’t get it how I want it! But now that I’ve started it, I guess I’ll just stick with it until I do figure it out, or they make some improvements.
See how that works? Sometimes I have to actually write things out to sort out how I really feel about it and what I’m going to do. That’s what is great about writing to me and as a reader, I appreciate the opportunity to witness others do it as well. It doesn’t really matter if it’s memoir, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry or a news article. Someone works something out in their head in the writing of it and hopefully their readers do as well.
Well, gee, I seem to be rambling. Below is a photo I took in Missoula last weekend in the backyard of a friend’s family home. Isn’t it gorgeous?
Beautiful pictures! I hope you and Brent have a wonderful time in Georgia!
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Angela,
I too hope that you have a great vacation! I will be on vacation when you come back (till the end of November) so I’ll see you in December! Peace and lots of relaxation, O xxoo
Have fun here in GA! I hope the leaves are still on the trees up north….
Hey Angela,
If you read this from Georgia, I have a friend visiting from Georgia. I love folks from Georgia! Have a great visit back home.
Thanks gus! Having a great time so far.
Hi Angela,
Have a wonderful trip! I’ve never tasted boiled peanuts but have heard so many good things about them.
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I agree that reading aloud to another is a good thing. My boss was just telling me yesterday how her grandparents read to each other for decades. They liked the closeness. I think our society needs to get back to these kinds of home activities.
I am a list writer. Actually, I just love to write everything down that runs through my head. Somehow, it’s the only thing that works when I need to really look at my thoughts and see what my next steps will be.
Jane
Angela, you mention something here which my wife and I discuss often: the concept of talking yourself through the confusion into knowing your own belief.
It is a vital part of growth, and, at the same time, I honestly think it is more important for people who are naturally gregarious and outgoing than it is for the more introspective sort.
That’s not to say people like me (hello, introvert!) don’t also share the benefit, only that we have other, less-outwardly-expressed means of coming to the same growth, in adjunct to the “say it till you understand what you meant” school.
I’m so glad to be able to read more of what’s going on inside your head, and in that ‘tween space where you are explaining yourself to yourself which we are allowed to witness!