Curtiss Ann Matlock's Blog, page 30
November 1, 2013
I’ll Know When I Get There
What a soft, paradise morning! Storms were predicted last night, didn’t happen, only a sprinkle. We do need rain, so I hope for some today. There are pesky gnats on the porch this morning, it is that warm. Low crickets and distant roosters calling in the dark the only sounds.
Well, it is official; I’ve given up pursuit of a new car. I’ve arrived at the decision to fix the bugs on my current SUV and wait for clarity. I simply felt too tired of the effort. I am not by nature given to clear think...
October 31, 2013
Getting Out of the Blues
Wow! 72* here this morning! I’m bare-footing, breeze tickling my toes. Pitch dark still, and I’m on the porch in the pool of light from the kitchen window. Crickets singing. It’s the Indian summer day that passes through on the way to winter. Breeze is picking up and going to sweep the warm temps away, making way for winter to edge in. But in this moment, the experience is fine.
It is amazing how things change in 24 hours. Yesterday was a hard day. Liz Flaherty posted so well about the blues....
October 27, 2013
It is Good to Say It is Good
Dear hearts, I’ve had a lovely couple of hours already. Too chilly for me on the porch, but my comfy stuffed chair did fine, tea and reading. This morning time is lifeblood to me.
I’ve begun a Kay Arthur Bible study of Genesis 1 & 2. (Every Wednesday up at Knollwood Church, come join us!) Kay’s method is to study and mark the text with all these different colored pencils. I’ve tried that in the past, and the changing makes me crazy. As one of my friends says, “I’m too ADD for that.” But I did...
October 26, 2013
Surrender, and Write
Had the fire laid this morning, got it started nicely, and then got all settled with tea and my journal and books, and the fire dwindled. I worked on it, fretted over it, and it just wouldn’t come to life. It just smoldered. Finally gave up– I prefer the term surrendered. I had writing and reading to do. I didn’t want to use all my time and energy on one thing.
Ten minutes later, the fire flamed up cheerfully.
Very often surrender is the key. If you just leave something alone, let a situation g...
October 25, 2013
Acceptance and Timing
Good morning from the screen porch! Where I’m wrapped in a blanket and comfortable. It’s cool, but soft, filled with the scents of earth. From the sheltered porch I can hear the wind high in the trees. There is the plop-plop sound of moisture dripping from the roof. Can’t see anything yet. The wind and roosters crowing are the only sounds. All of this is the beginning of a new day.
All of you who were waiting to see what new car I would get, well, I haven’t yet. The one I wanted, just when I d...
October 23, 2013
The Hens are Fine, and I Have Time…
So I moved to the back screened porch this morning. The cold breeze on the east porch got to much for me. Here I’m tucked into the shelter of the house, and still wrapped in two cotton throws. Silly me, but I am loathe to give up my porch space.
It is quieter here, without the bubbling sound of the ponds. I heard the distant sound of a hoot owl, and now some sort of birds calling a harsh, “Scat! Scat!” Roosters from far away, thank goodness. My hens, in their house beyond the backyard, are yet...
October 21, 2013
What Makes Me Happy
Wrapped in a blanket on the porch this morning, but the air is soft and pleasant. I had to listen closely for crickets, wondered if the noise I heard was ringing in my ears. But now I hear them making a low singing. Guess they are fading and soon will be gone. Curious to see how that works. The moon peeks through the cloud cover, casting a silvery glow over the pecan tree, and looking very Halloweeny.
What are my plans for today? A must is to clean the furnace filters and get the vents set in...
October 20, 2013
Kindle Sale! If Wishes Were Horses – $1.99
Rave reviews at Amazon.
If Wishes Were Horsesis on sale– $1.99 through tomorrow.
With comic invention and warm tenderness, Matlock brings a time and place to life: 1950s Oklahoma, when men were men and women knew how to either put up with them, or get around them, and all the while hold on with strong hearts. It was a time not too far distant when bush-track horse racing and state prohibition caused huge sums of money change hands. In this setting a widow and a cowboy discover hope and new begi...
October 19, 2013
Winter Blooming
A rainy day! Soft rain falls, makes sparkling jewels on the ruby lorapetalum leaves. A breeze, too, from the north, but a cool caress here on the east porch, where I’m happy in a heavy robe. Too cool for Little Dude, and he went inside. First thing son said was, “Be glad you aren’t in Oklahoma, where it is 36*.” But I do love the change of the seasons, and the cooler weather coming in. It will get cold, or relatively, here as the months go on. I’m preparing for fires in the fireplace, if only...
October 18, 2013
Enjoy a Bit of Luxury Everyday
Good morning from the porch! It’s pleasantly cool. Got on the heavy robe and slipper-socks, but not the blanket. There seems to be much activity this morning, at least from a distance. Dogs barking beyond the trees and traffic on the roads. The cats keep turning on the motion light.
I find myself throwing my mind to the late afternoon, thinking, “Whew, after today, my life will be my own again.” This is because of doctor visits yesterday and again today for my mother. But in truth, my life is...
