dswigle in # r2cornell • 4 years ago • 3 min readMerry almost Christmas!Merry Christmas, almost!! Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles!! As the Holiday Season is on top of me, I find myself reflecting on the past year and some of the…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readGlowing momentsHere in the glow of those last lingering moments before Christmas, I take pleasure in its warmth. It has been a real treat to receive cards this year with so many beautiful messages…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 4 min readMemories of ChristmasI went to my mailbox yesterday and retrieved a Christmas card with a beautiful message inside. In the past few years, they had lost my current address, and well, time ticked on. Apologies were…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readAdvent of ChristmasChristmas means so many things, it's hard to define. Phases of emotion corresponding to my age. The unsurpassed anticipation as a child, only to be outdone when it was my turn to be the giver to my…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readChoose your Song, it's all about ChristmasI decided to pick six Christmas songs that I liked. Only six. This is so much harder than it looks at first glance. Hundreds if not more than that litter my thoughts, running through the scales of…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 1 min readSong from HighTraditions built, memories made Wrapping my heart with a well-placed bow Spreading our gifts To all that we know From the top of the tree The softest of songs Drift through the air Lifting my…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readHomemade ChristmasA man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season is here; Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readIf Wishes Came TrueHow can you resist the season of joy? I find myself being drawn in, every year, just a little bit earlier than the other. Pretty soon, I suspect, I will just be celebrating it all year, to the…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readPulling Out the MemoriesSome days, it is the smallest things that can touch my heart, my heart. Those are the things that fill up that space, stay in the meaningful mode, and become one of our favorite memories in life.…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readHappy Thanksgiving!Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! “What are you thankful for?” A lot of this going on around here; especially at this time of year. Most people know intuitively, at least to some degree, that…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readVirginia is for LoversSome days, you just need to play hooky. Nothing quite like a beautiful fall day on the beach. How can you spell perfect? — at Virginia is for lovers. The days have been fraught with tiny…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readDo your Remember the Gettysburg Address?Today is the 157th anniversary of one of the most famous speeches ever given -- the Gettysburg Address. Did you know? I had forgotten all about it! The opening words, "four score and seven years…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readWreath of Thanks and GivingIn the weeks before Thanksgiving, the one in my heart, I piece together a wreath to hang on my door. Normally it would be there to greet the guests who would be coming to my house, and yet, like…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 3 min readRed White and BloomMy goosebumps heard it before I did, those notes of the trumpet. The buglers all gathered in the mist and fog that left a glistening of dew on the grass beneath my feet at the Old Amphitheater; taps…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readMary, Mary and other Garden ThoughtsI watched the temperatures plummet last night, knowing this was the beginning of the end. We didn't really get fall and I already had started the garden, being part of the advance team in this…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 1 min readOh Summer, Wherefore Art Thou?It saddens me to watch as my summer faded into the fall, right before my very eyes. But, there is beauty in the demise of things, we just have to shift our focus to finding it. Oh, summer…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readTo Live and Love in a World of ProseI never saw it coming and left it unattended. Did I tell you once upon a time how you set my heart afire? Do you know of this feeling, deep inside my soul? Where the warmth of your words pass on a…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 4 min readDon't Forget to Pay the Lady!We grow wild, running in the sun. Cast your shadow and keep company with the shine of the day. There were hundreds of us, making our way down the beach, finding our piece of it, where we can sit and…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readShine On!Have I told you lately how you shine on my day? Oh, yes, you do. Whether blanketed lavishly in color or exposed and unadorned, nature reveals her beauty all through the seasons. From…dswigle in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 1 min readLosing my MarblesI thought I was losing my marbles, but, here they are, right where they belong. The notion of "losing something that is important to you" appears to have migrated from the image of a forlorn child…
