Martha Argerich One of the greatest living pianists, Martha Argerich, is performing Beethoven at the London Proms tonight. Now 85, she has battled cancer and ill health but still retains her incredible technique. I’ll be tuning in.
A gratitude listIt's been sometime. Let's go... a simple one... 1. Grateful for the wonderful home shelter, even if for a short while 2. Gratitude for more food than I can eat, truly a blessing 3. Grateful for the large bed, 2-3 more nights to enjoy - I haven't... (...)
Dear SW family... Just checking in on your heart today. Loneliness can feel so heavy, but we carry it together. You matter to God, and you matter to us here at SW. Let’s remember each other in prayer today. You are not forgotten. Not by God, and not by me.... (...)
Did a lot of painting this morning.I felt a break is needed with the application work and so I changed my schedule and went to the studio instead. It was refreshing and I felt very very good for accomplishing a great deal of work and I am proud of my painting. I will post some picture... (...)
A Mischievous Wind When I was at university a friend and I were setting out for a lecture from our flat. It was a warm day and we had summer dresses on and felt dead smart. As we passed a building site there were certain whistles directed at us which in those days a... (...)
My glucose is at 109It hasn't been this perfect in a very long time. It makes me want to sit here and do nothing. No excercise (it might cause me to drop low) No snacking or eating (this would raise my sugar level.)I'm just going to sit here and read and soak up some... (...)
IS it really WORTH the investment of SELF?Are we MORE obligated to protect others than we are obligated to protect our SELVES? This is a question I have been asking myself recently. And MY answer is: NO. Protecting ourselves from other people who are abusive is the MOST important thing.... (...)
You Are Precious to the Lord Sometimes we go through the day feeling forgotten, or small, or like we don’t matter much. But the Lord sees you. And to Him, you are so precious. Isaiah 43:4 says, "Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved t... (...)
The War Against Iran Is on the Right TrajectorySince the US and Israel returned to a more proactive and interventionist posture in the Middle East following the Iranian-sponsored, Hamas-led October 7 massacre, many assumptions about the relative strength of US adversaries in the region have been... (...)
Anyone ever sent money from US to Denmark?What's the best way to send cash I want to send a birthday gift to my step daughter, but have an idea before I send or talk about it with her. Update: working on using resolut via the app. Looks like it includes Denmark. Thanks for your help folks!
How to decide your life partner in today's scenario?Not my thoughts, just summarizing a video I recently watched. Love related marriages may not last. Love(as perceived taday) is a chemical process and it can last only 6 - 9 months. You marry for friendship and you should marry for respect, it's a... (...)
Careful who you film!In the papers: A man in Taiwan, we learnt this week, caught his wife cheating on him in their own home – thanks to the camera on their robot vacuum cleaner. Having used it to film his wife and her lover, he filed for divorce, and submitted the video... (...)
I've blocked him (the ex)I realized that I was attracted to him because of trauma and he's a narcissist too, he was probably my first narcissist, and the chemistry is too much.. I have to work on myself and stop unintentionally attracting these monsters into my life
And The cat came backOne of the neighbors told me she had kittens but they didn't know where the kittens were I'm going to call the humane society on Tuesday ( they're not open on weekends and Mondays a holiday) I saw her go underneath my back deck so maybe she has her... (...)
The Dreaded Detention Class I hated detention class. You were kept in after all your friends had gone home and had to spend an hour sitting up straight on a hard chair, arms folded. Then, of course you were under the beady eye of the teacher, who also probably hated being... (...)
Mighty MusicLast night I listened to the BBC Promenade Concert from London with the Berlin Philharmonic. The first piece was the Beethoven Violin Concerto, a piece that has been a favourite of mine since I was a teenager, even though I cannot play the violin.... (...)
I never thought that they were listening.......My son just told his new lady friend all about me! My whole testimony the horrible decisions I had made when I was young, my reasonings, the consequences, lessons learned, everything!!! Then he told her about my experience speaking in tongues and how... (...)
She went Splash! When we were kids my sister and I were staying with granny. She took us to the pond to feed the ducks. We were playing a a silly kids’ game pretending to push each other in and I gave sis a bit too hard shove and splash! In she went! She was... (...)
I am so done with explaining my life to myselfIt feels like I am not trusting my own movement and authority and I have been with myself long enough to stop the freakin doubting. Like I have to talk to myself about what "we" are doing in every step. fak with this, it's tiring me. I don't need to... (...)
Tonight we honored Jeremy by having many of his favorite foodDeli sandwicha and pasta salad Cottage cheese Apples sauce S'more Mtdew Whiskey or lime tequila And cigars while watching the Royals game and Listening to Frank and having the fireplace on. As he would always say So it should be a good night.... (...)