Bonnie's Books

The long-ago Saturday that is on my mind today was February 28, 1959.  Let's see, 2026 minus 1959 is 67 years ago.  That's the day I...

My twin daughters are taking their time coming to visit me, partly because of the weather where they are driving right now.  They sent me th...

Collins Dictionary has this in a section for people learning English, but I think it's interesting for the rest of us to ponder, as wel...

1.  Look what I got in the mail:  A package from my daughter that was wrapped in JOY . 2.  Time for a confession.  Everyone knows that old a...

This family photo was taken in 2011.  I also posted it  HERE .  I am standing next to my grandson; my daughter and my son (and his wife) are...

Here's a STORY that I posted in early 2007 on another of my blogs, a blog I called Words from a Wordsmith .  It's a long story, so ...

My children on Easter 1967 with their Easter baskets.    Same three on April 4, 2010, but he got taller than his sisters.

Please share a MEMORY you have of me (or us), and I'll share something I remember about you (or us together). When I did this two years...

Here's a beautiful photo by my daughter Barbara showing how far down  the water level is at the lake.  Just last week, she says, it was ...

Here's Clawdia posing with Friday's library loot . A black cat really shows up when she's around colorful books and a rainbow-co...

Today is National Daughters Day.  I have two daughters, who are identical twins.  This photo was taken when my twins visited me in St. Louis...

National Women's Friendship Day has been observed the third Sunday in September since 1999.  So today, as the name suggests, is our day...

I took part in the first Earth Day in 1970 on my college campus.  I came home with information and handouts that day, including one that sai...

On this penultimate day of a difficult year, I felt I should thank all of you who made me smile this year.  You are one of them, so here...

This is actually a doormat.  My daughter Sandra had a photo from the mid-1960s of me and my three children put on a doormat for me.  We were...

My friend Donna wrote, "My 1:30am activity to calm me."  When I asked, she pointed out a couple of good words in this one spread ...

Happy Birthday to you both, from your proud mama, with lots of love coming your way today and always.

Here's the birthday girl, wearing my face mask "uniform" as usual when leaving my apartment.  Notice the tissue in hand f...