Christmas 2025
Christmas 2025…… What a beautiful Christmas! Blessed! I did not do much about Christmas, but Christmas came to me anyway….in lovely ways! Unexpected! Quite a few surprises! Gifts! Friends! Family! … Continue reading
Myrt Thompson Trail
Myrt Thompson Trail Update: This was in my draft folder, waiting to be finished and published. Not done ’til today!!!! Enjoy! AJ I enjoyed revisiting a short walk on the … Continue reading
Cancer, Fear, loneliness, and a little “deer friend” gift.
Fear, loneliness, and my little deer friend…. It’s Feb 21, 2024. I’m a 75 year old woman, lying in a hosptal bed, hugging the stuffed animal gift my dear friend … Continue reading
“I Shall Live And Not Die”
This was the theme of the Oceancrest Community Church Ladies Retreat in 2019, which I attended with a number of other ladies that year. It was a special time, with … Continue reading
The Struggle for Integrity
Doing my best to be a person of integrity, despite the current difficulties, because I believe it is the very best thing to do and be……no matter how challenging the … Continue reading
Fickle Duck, Reblog
For one I know intimately….. What can I say? “Fickle Duck!” (check out original post here, at this link…..) annofgg.com/
Poetics: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “I read the dictionary, I thought it was a poem about everything.”– Steven Wright Hello Dear Poets and Welcome to … Poetics: The Dictionary of … Continue reading
On Friendship By Khalil Gibran
The Hill We Climb On Friendship By Khalil Gibran And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship. And he answered, saying: Your friend is your … On … Continue reading
Reblog of An Attitude of Gratitude, Day 5
Dec 2017. This is an adapted reblog of a previous post in my earlier 30 day Gratitude Challenge, which can be found on the sidebar of my blog page. There … Continue reading
Sex, Marriage, and Fairytales, Spoken Word
A young man speaks straight in a spoken word poem about sex, friendship, marriage and Jesus. Some things to think about….. AJ
A Gift
I’m moved! Pretty much, anyway. A bit of cleaning left to do in the other apartment, and still one shelf to move in when the manager has finished his final … Continue reading
The Move
The Move. Sunday, March 15, 2015. Wow! I’m mostly moved, thanks to three of my friends who came over today to help. I was not sure I was going to … Continue reading
A Process of Reconciliation
This story is difficult to share, but here it is……I hope the sharing of it might help someone else somehow. ******************************** Struggling with so much personally right now in this … Continue reading
An Attitude of Gratitude, Day 5
An Attitude of Gratitude, Day 5 December 5, 2012 Today, I am thankful for friendships. Friendships come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes from the most amazing and unexpected … Continue reading

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