Parkinson's Disease Rants & Ramblings Archive
Change
She sprang from the door to pounce on the frozen white covering of the back yard. What had yesterday been a powdery white snow had become overnight a sheet of ice, resistant to the paws of a playful Golden Retriever. Soon she got her grip to frolic over the frigid ground cover that would lead […]
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Fertile Seeds
The winding country road seemed barren this morning as the old farm truck made its way to the edge of the city for some storm preparation shopping. A crowded parking lot rendered evidence that I was not alone in a last minute quest for storm ready staples. With a list in hand the aisles were […]
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Rust and Renewal
As the sun sheds its cloud filtered glow from the east, the frost covered fields glisten in response. The lone plow stands rusted as it casts its shadow and unknowingly waits for the recycling heap. Its past has been fraught with red clay laden fields as it dug through the grass or leftover crops performing […]
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A View
In the dead of winter the leaf barren trees offer what is only a muted view of the horizon beyond the Dan River flowing past the farm. Spring brings forth leaves that obscure the vision of anything beyond the trees upon which they grow. During three of the four annual seasons, it is fair to […]
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Discovering Blessings
As the plane taxied along the runway toward our arrival gate, the anticipation within the cabin was palpable. It seemed everyone was eager to disembark the vessel that had brought us from the chill of winter in North Carolina to the warmth of winter in South Florida. Slowly, row by row each passenger vacated the […]
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The Filter
The pond glistens beneath the bright sunlit sky as the smell of burning hardwood wafts from the chimney. Forest and fields are alive with the chatter of birds as the temperature yields a brief winter reprieve. Even the rooster exercises his lungs to notify all of his mastery of the flock as they scratch the […]
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Well of Hope
Sitting now in the restful recliner and anticipating the eventual chores of the day, we are entertained by a flock of geese passing over and noisy ravens foraging the grassy field in front of the old farm house. The early rise this morning was anything but peaceful. The intense ache in the lumbar region that […]
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Living It Out
Water in the old kettle atop the hot wood stove bubbles as the heat rises to warm the room. Though the sun shines bright today, the cold of winter makes itself known through every crack and crevice that is not sufficiently sealed in this old farm house. The stillness of the morning is a welcomed […]
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The Evidence
Eager to wrap myself in layers before venturing out into the frosty morning, I grabbed the cashmere sweater and started to hoist it over my head. There it was; a large hole in the shoulder of the sweater that was not supposed to be there. This was not the first time such a discovery had […]
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The New Dawn
Watching the ball drop in Times Square has been a New Year’s Eve tradition for many years. This time, we all headed to bed as soon as the orb had reached its destination. The first evening of the New Year was filled with restful slumber followed by the dawning of a new day. Risking the […]
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