Category Archives: random thoughts

Amaryllis

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Helen C

My neighbor gave me an Amaryllis plant (bulb) for Christmas. I remember having mixed feelings. I had killed a Christmas cactus (which I loved very much) many years ago because I had watered more than I should. I had killed … Continue reading →

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Coming Back, and a Letter to a Fan

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Helen C

Where did time go? What happened? Let me tell you… (1) Blogging is like exercise. You blog every week for a while and think you deserve a short break and then a short break turns into a long one. One … Continue reading →

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World Peace

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Helen C

World peace — is it possible? One day a month or two ago, there was a golf game scheduled to be shown on TV, which I knew my husband would enjoy watching. That morning, with a soft (and loving – … Continue reading →

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What I should have said…

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Helen C

A couple of years ago, my nephew Jason introduced google photo to me. After trying it for 5 minutes, I gave up. This year, again, Jason created a google photo album to share our family gathering photos. Seeing how much … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought – 2017 Week 10

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Helen C

This is the second scheduled post. If it works according to the plan, it will be posted on Mar. 2, 2017. My mom passed away on Mar. 2, 2001. No matter what I do to move on from this pain, … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought – 2017 Week 8

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Helen C

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. – Dr. Seuss Why do we cry? A why-do-we-cry article at Live-Science.com says: “Babies cry to signal to their mothers [that] something’s up,” Silva told Live Science in an email. “It’s … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought – 2017 Week 7

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Helen C

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. — Garrison Keillor This morning, I took one of my sister’s jackets to a shoe repair shop to replace a couple of snap … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought – 2017 Week 3

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Helen C

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. — Martin Luther King, Jr. (You can see more of Dr. King’s quotes … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought – 2017 Week 2

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Helen C

These are the chocolates from my daughter. For me, they are not just chocolates; they are more… they are art pieces; they are symbols of loving and caring. I didn’t want to eat any until one day I saw the … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought – 2017 Week 1

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Helen C

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. — Robert Frost I thought to myself… in that case, I only write poetry since everything I have written was originated from an emotion. 😉 … Continue reading →

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