
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!


Fireworks and PTSD — Untangled
We are heading into the week of 4th of July. The holiday lands on a Thursday this year. The firework store billboards are now up, looming huge on the side of the road, and the fireworks-stands seem to pop up out of nowhere in the parking lot of […]

Merry Christmas!

Throwback Thursday – Memories of My Father
My father in 1935 at fifteen-years-old

Dear Diary: November 6, 2018 – Read, Write, Eat, Write Some More
I decided that for the next month or so, I shall be writing in my diary on my blog.

Post #261 – Self-Harm – My Secret

Post #260 – Carried Away – A Poem
Hues of crimson, amethyst, orange, and gold

Post #259 – My Virtual Journeys With Friends – Travel Photography
My friend Christine Wokowsky transported me to Kaua’i, Hawaii!

Post #258 – Bloody Mary on the Rocks – Prologue – Murder Mystery Fiction
PROLOGUE “The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.” Johann Kaspar Lavater

Post #257 – Fantastic Facts and Frills
I checked and rechecked to make sure the following facts are true.