March 4, 2012—I started the mower and mowed the grass today. I am empowered. To mow the grass may not sound like much but it is. For me it is a physical and social triumph. I grew up with older brothers. They mowed the lawn, not me. When I was married to a rancher, I …
Tag: living alone
Today’s Gift
Eighty something degrees and sunshine. Today I walked. Living all alone on I-don’t-know how many acres of ranch, I can walk for a long time. I see no one. I see no cars. I can hear the traffic in the far off distance but only because I live on a hill. I am the only …
Staying Warm
How can you expect a man who's warm to understand one who's cold? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn While I certainly don’t pretend to have ever experienced the magnitude of cold that Solzhenitsyn did, I know I really hate being cold. When I’m cold, I can’t do anything. I can only think about the cold. From my icy …
Regina M. Allen 