Post #250 – Wordless Wednesday Photo
Photographer: Richard Bernabe (Twitter)
Nancy
My Blog: A Potpourri of living life, paralyzed and confined to a bed, how I got this way, how I cope, and my perspectives. I am also a CSA, rape, and human trafficking survivor.
Some call me “Wildflower” because … I … survive … the sights that I see when I venture out, the joy of breathing fresh air, of reading and viewing for which I am grateful, yet I prefer my solace – Scorpio hidden in the universe amid twelve grandchildren and the story of humanity, self-deprecating and struggling with self-esteem and what people say; but there are always sea-foam green, teal, lavender, and yellow Brie, dark chocolate, cherries and the Mediterranean: people ask me for my recipes; I travel virtually and survive wildlife and crime to help fellow victims; I am the Witness, I am the Sentinel: welcome to my musings!
Post #249 – Screw You PTSD Triggers & A Poem
Triggers are stealthy. An image, a song, a smell, a flashback, etcetera, happen suddenly. Assaults are like bullets flying over my head. In that moment my whole world changes and it takes me time to readjust. PTSD often lingers for a lifetime. I wrote the poem below as […]
Post #248 – Ten Absorbing Novels
Post #247 – Pink and Chocolate Delights
I received these today for Mother’s Day from the
Post #246 – Gleaning Insight
Post #245 – Tallyho Time Travel
Post #244 – Breathing Fresh Air
It’s been six months since
Post #243 – Three Month Hospitalization
Blake Medical Center
Wonderful Hospital
Post #242 – Unfettered – A Poem
The confines of my paralyzed condition
Mongolian homestay is a winner — Where to next?
We’ve had homestays in quite a few different countries, with mixed success. A few years back there were about 40 people sharing a homestay in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Some were sleeping in bunks in dorm rooms and others were camping in tents in a sodden backyard. I still remember […]
