As always Halloween was fun at the Bynum’s. Dianne and Floyd had everything spooky for family and Trick or Treaters!
HALLOWEEN WAS FUN!
Tag: Family
The Tree House
The pandemic has changed the way we do everything. All visits with my friends and family are outdoors and that is fine in the nice weather we’ve been having. Recently I was invited to a friend’s house in Floyd Knobs, IN. It is in a beautiful setting with trees of all kinds around the house. It is often referred to as the “Tree House” because the deck surrounding the house is in the tree tops.
We had a nice visit, solving all the world’s problems as we often do when getting together. Without the Corona Virus I probably would not have spent several hours at the tree house. I am grateful for that afternoon.
I keep trying to find the positives, the gains, during this time of so many losses.
Too Much and Never Enough
Book Review Monday
“Too Much and Never Enough – How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man” by Mary Trump, PhD
Mary Trump is the niece of the President of the United States. In this book she writes about her family in detail and claims to know what makes Donald J. Trump the kind of leader that he is. She doesn’t hold back while sharing her recollections and opinions of this well known and powerful family. Her account of the toxic dynamics involved is hard to discount based on her training and work as a clinical psychologist.
If you are interested in the subject I recommend this book. I found it well written and easy to read.
Book Review
“Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng
I don’t read a lot of novels, but I am very glad that I did not miss this one. The author, a Harvard graduate, has woven the lives of two disparate families into a web that is forever binding. The story involves teenage love, adult secrets and subtle racism.
This book is utterly engrossing and its story lines are complex leaving one considering important issues of life. I recommend it without hesitation.
“Little Fires Everywhere” has won many awards including the #1 New York Times bestseller. It was made into a Hulu series starting Reese Witherspoon.
The End
If the world was to end tomorrow, what would you do and how would you spend your last twenty-four hours?
Hopefully, I would spend it with my wonderful family members . . . all of them together.
During the last half-hour of those twenty-four I would eat fried shrimp!
Other things I’d enjoy doing, given the opportunity, would be to hold a baby, pet a kitten, pick a flower, watch a bird, see a summer sky and feel the sun on my face.
What would you like to do in your last twenty-four hours on this earth?
“If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button.” Sam Levenson
Photos by Pixabay
Quarantine
John Pavlovitz is a blogger who I follow. His latest post (the link is below) says a lot that is important during this time of physical distancing. I’ve been thinking about blogging about the issues he discusses. He does it so well, please read. Thank You
https://johnpavlovitz.com/2020/04/01/dont-quarantine-yourself-from-life/
VACATION!
I’m taking some time off for family, relaxation and travel.
I will return!
I hope all my readers are having a great summer of fun, too!
Crooked Creek by Sue Mattingly 