Quilts in the Wind

Traveling fast or traveling slow-

it matters not the pace we go,

For our reward soon shall be-

relaxing in Amish Country.

Autumn gold brings winter's cold-

Sabbath service - sing songs of old,

Simple people in a complex world-

innocent ways gently unfurled.

Traveling fast or traveling slow-

it matters not the pace we go,

Time blows like quilts in the wind-

as Amish into their world rescind.

HALLOWEEN INTERVIEW

"RUFF! I LOVE HALLOWEEN,"the pooch said as he sat on the beige checkered couch. When the interviewer smiled at his enthusiasm, the pooch's lips curved up.

The seasoned interviewer from Pet World Magazine nodded. "YOU LOVE THE CANDY?"

"CANDY IS GREAT," the doe-eyed doggy sighed. "BUT IT'S THE COSTUMES I REALLY LOVE."

"I SEE YOU'RE A BEAR WITH A MICROPHONE."

"WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR MY HOWL?"

The interviewer curled up her paws on the recliner and readjusted her tail. "MEOW! I LOVE A PERFORMING POOCH!

...HAPPY HALLOWEEN...

All Eyes are Upon You

You go about your life, minding your own business, carefree and oblivious, and then something happens to zoom in all the attention on you.

All eyes are on YOU! One misstep and you may be laughed at...or worse. There are vultures out there waiting to swoop down and clench you in the claws of...

Holy smokes! This is getting scary.

All I meant to say was: Do you ever go about minding your own business and suddenly realize everyone else is minding your business, too?

When all eyes are upon you, step very carefully...

San Antonio Blogger

I follow the blog of a woman in San Antonio, Texas. I feel a bit of a connection with her because when I was in the Air Force, I, too, lived in San Antonio. (I love it when she mentions running into HEB 'grocery store' for something now and again. That's were I bought my food!)

Anyway, I've been reading her x-rated blog...peering into her life...for six months. To get on to her blog you have to click on the button that says, 'Yes, I want to continue and I understand there is questionable material.'

This thirty-something woman is a police dispatcher. She is divorced, childless, and constantly rendezvous with various men to fulfill her desires. Though she writes like she is street-wise and tough, she seems a bit insecure. She wrote that her mother is ill and she worries about her daughter, which is now making this blogging woman step back and question her situation in life.

She wants love. She wants to feel again. Here is the comment I left on her blog entry:

Wow! Heavy stuff!

I suggest patience with yourself...be your own best friend. Don't be looking for love...go about your life, having fun, and it may bite you in the butt. Get involved with a group where you are around the type of people you strive to be, or put yourself with those who share your views, religious beliefs, or pastimes (other than work). Perhaps get away from the normal things you do and explore other pastimes.

You appear to be hard-core and self-fulfilled, like your mom said, but if you were a bit more soft and strove to please others, you might attract a different type guy. I know you are your own woman and I like you...this is just a suggestion from someone who's been near where you are, and came out of the dark tunnel with a happy marriage of 16 years.
Lisa in NH

(Note: I appear to be the only one leaving comments on her blog. She has to screen the comments and decide if she wants to post them for others to read. She posts my comments. She must not hate them.)

THE AMISH IGNORE POLITICS

WHEN WILL IT END?? WHO'S LYING??

WHEN WILL THE COMMERCIALS SHUT UP??

MY ABSENTEE BALLOT WILL BE CAST AND THEN I WILL BE OFF ON VACATION WITH THE AMISH PEOPLE.

DO THE AMISH VOTE?

DO THEY CLOSE THEIR EARS AND IGNORE?

I WANT TO BE AN AMISH PERSON...

...ADVENTUROUS...

I want to be adventurous.
I want to let go of worries and just live for the moment. Be like a child who has no fear, until he gets hurt, or hurts someone else.

But who says being adventurous has to hurt? Can't adventures, with surprise outcomes, be pleasant???


Of course they can.

That said, I am determined to relive my childhood; to be more adventurous in adulthood. I have recruited my supportive, fun-loving husband to be my adventure-companion. We'll make a list of things to do and try. (Have the most fun we can before we die.)

Look out world...here come the Kennards!