My third post at Kansas Women Bloggers focuses on our sometimes learned love of this state we call home, Kansas. There is something about Kansas and Kansans. Kansas skies can be endless blues of possibility, lowered grays of frost-tipped resilience, or furrowed blacks of trepidation. And at night, well, there is no description worthy of a Kansas sky filled with … Continue reading Kansas Shine – at Kansas Women Bloggers
Author: MermaidofthePlains
The Light Bearers
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. Life is no 'brief candle' for me. … Continue reading The Light Bearers
Kansas Women Bloggers – This Little Light of Mine
Throughout the month of July, I will be the featured blogger for Kansas Women Bloggers. KSWB's mission is to Gather, Grow, and Connect women throughout the state of Kansas. I truly appreciate organizations and individuals who promote the creativity of women in our community, especially with the intent to strengthen and empower. I'm truly excited … Continue reading Kansas Women Bloggers – This Little Light of Mine
My Adventure into the Great Unsewn
Becoming the consummate housewife was never a priority. Never in my life have I felt the urge to channel June Cleaver or buy a subscription to Good Housekeeping or Better Homes and Gardens. I’m not negating the significance of the domesticated Goddess, as mother and/or female head of household, I’m just stating a true fact about … Continue reading My Adventure into the Great Unsewn
Leaving the City of Comfort
At the end of a commencement speech given at Connecticut College in 1980, Alan Alda said, “At times you have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you’re doing, … Continue reading Leaving the City of Comfort
Like the Day after Christmas: The End of Basketball Season
For just a few teams, four to be exact, the season has not yet ended. But for me, the squeak of shoes on the court at Koch Arena has faded, the home/away schedule has been taken off the refrigerator, and the courtship of Coach Marshall by bigger, richer programs has begun. Shocker hoops season is … Continue reading Like the Day after Christmas: The End of Basketball Season
Final 40s- Onward and Ageward
On Valentine’s Day, I celebrated my 49th birthday. It was a wonderful day with a soup/sweets and wine tasting at Grace Hill Winery; a stop at an antique shop in Newton, Kansas; Boulevard Chocolate Ale at my favorite local bar, The Anchor; a purchase of thick cut pork chops and gouda cheese from another local … Continue reading Final 40s- Onward and Ageward
Blood Circle – A Tribute to My Best Friends
I am often envious of those whose friendships have endured since childhood, even high school. My brother is a prime example, as his circle of buddies has remained intact through the years. From the relationships he began in little league and junior golf to junior high and even as a high school transfer his group … Continue reading Blood Circle – A Tribute to My Best Friends
A Snow Queen at Peace
"A few flakes of snow were falling, and one of them, rather larger than the rest, alighted on the edge of one of the flower boxes. This snowflake grew larger and larger, till at last it became the figure of a woman, dressed in garments of white gauze, which looked like millions of starry snow-flakes … Continue reading A Snow Queen at Peace
MVP-Revisited
Today is my father's 82nd birthday. In honor of this great man, a re-posting of MVP from 2010. Happy birthday, dad. - Yesterday was my father's birthday. He turned 78. There is so much I can say about my dad, he has been the true constant in my life. Yes, he instilled my love of … Continue reading MVP-Revisited
Mermaid of the Plains 