I have a cat, a fat sassy cat.
And her name is Ms Sassy Lynn.
I talk to her all the time,
I discuss with her whats on my mind.
And the joy in that is,
she never talks back.
She's always hungry, i know because,
She gives me a meow,
and then licks her lips.
I say No, but she knows I will always
End up saying yes.
At bed time, as I crawl into bed.
Here she comes carrying a stuffed mouse
And then when I wake up,
There are 4 of them laying next to me.
She is very generous indeed.
Then as this next day begins,
I hear a meow, and she licks her lips,
And I know now why my sassy cat is fat.
My cat named Ms Sassy Lynn
By judy - 2022
Sep 1, 2022
Sep 1, 2022 at 4:18 AM UTC
THE WORRY LIST....
When did I start my worry list?
As a child I didn't have to worry,
that was mom's job.
But what did she have to worry about.
Certainly not me.
Dad had a job, and was a happy fella
We did have a TV
With a bubble screen
But she never watch that.
She didn't like cowboy shows or wrestling
An There was no news...
That's it.....
That's when my worry list started...
I became a mom of four children
What did I have to worry about
certainly not them
But then I watch the news
My children have grown
And I have nine grandchildren
And so my worry list continues on
shootings at schools
children abducted
So many tragedies on news
From tornadoes to plane crashes
Car crashes, Forest fires, Terrorists,
Children with a rare cancer
With no cure..
And SOME Police so brutal to the black...
I thought that battle was over.
why, why do I watch the news?
So I know what to worry about?
Or just because I'm a mom and a grandma.
Jan 4, 2021
Jan 4, 2021 at 11:10 AM UTC
This story began years ago
when people were happy
and life was slow.
Remember When?
CHRISTMAS... PAST
The Difference in outdoor decorations...it was a big deal when my dad got a huge pattern of Santa in a sleigh glued it on plywood, cut it out, with a little motor making his arm wave...and had Christmas music in the back ground with a spot light shining brightly on it.
CHRISTMAS ...PRESENT my goodness between the blow up decorations of all kind and the colorful lights covering everything even the roof, and the beat of the music moving over decorations, causing a traffic jam...
MY CHRISTMAS TREES in the PAST were always fresh live trees..as a child they were pretty skimpy but beautiful and with that fresh pine smell...then as a mom they were short and fat, but with that fresh pine smell...out the door the day after Christmas...
NOW in the PRESENT a single, widowed and in charge of my own Christmas tree I started out with a large fake tree ( yes that word sounds familiar).. left up until after New Years eve....then as time goes by as does my age And I'm still in control of my Christmas trees I down sized to two 3 foot ready to go fake trees and I still have my Charlie Brown tree I bought from Franks for $15.00, years ago. 5 foot and skinny but still beautiful.
Jan 4, 2021
Jan 4, 2021 at 10:21 AM UTC
Sometimes we need something besides Covid19 and Protest's. So today sending you a thought...Can you remember special smells?
A MEMORY OF SMELLS, ARE THEY STILL THE SAME?
The smell of a newborn baby after a bath, all sprinkled with powder.
I don't think that smell will ever change.
A smell I will always remember...
My grandma Bertha would always smell like lavender.
I use to buy lavender soap, and hand cream because it made
me think of her.
A smell I will always remember...
My great uncle would make taffy, and one time I helped stretch it.
A smell I will always remember...
My mom would take me to dance class, and the building smelled
like Carmel. Much later in life, I entered a building that had the same smell, and it brought back those old days.
A smell I will always remember...
When a storm was brewing in Lake Erie there was a smell of raging waters. A north eastern was coming - I could smell it.
A smell I will always remember...
The soothing sound of the motor boat passing by leaving the smell
of gasoline - why did that comfort me?
A smell I will always remember...
Walking down the beach, bear foot in the sand, and running across
a dried up dead fish.
A smell I will always remember...
My husband would always use Comet with bleach to clean out the
sink, tub and he would sprinkle it add a bit of water making it a
paste, and let it set for an hour.
A smell I will always remember...
Smell can bring back a memory, at least for me...some good, some bad, but these are a few of my favorite memories of smell...and when I smell them now, it sparks my memory, again...
by ~ judy
Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020 at 7:23 PM UTC
Do i go out
Or do i stay in...
It's a Pandemic
Is it safe to go out
Gotta pick up
Milk, coffee and wine...
If I wear my mask
I'll be just fine...
But why aren't they
wearing their mask?
Gloves are helpful
Now not needed
Out of toilet paper
Out of alcohol wipes
Best to WASH your hands
With just soap for 20 seconds
Markings - 6 feet away
I'll be just fine
Birthday parties, weddings
Even funerals Cancelled
Oh no, restaurants are closed too
Pick ups are available
Now they are back open
But spaced out
I'll be just fine
Now to live through the Protests
Do I go out
Or do I stay in...
I'm so confused
I'll be just fine...
Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020 at 2:14 PM UTC
This is the time we can enjoy the color of
ORANGE & RED.
because
IT IS NOW AUTUMN.
The trees are starting to turn and every year I get excited.
Every year I pick up a leaf thinking it’s more beautiful then the last.
Those Autumn leaves, float by my window.
Then out comes the rake and I make a pile.
A pile of colorful leaves, turning brown.
How high can I make that pile of Autumn Leaves.
A pile for the Kids to jump in.
Why is it that something so simple as a pile of leaves,
Can bring joy and excitement to
Little Kids and there dogs.
THE PUMPKIN
The different shades and size of the Pumpkin.
Now it’s time to decide.
Do I make you scary?
Do I make you funny?
OR
Do I make you pretty?
So many choices.
This year you will be just an ORANGE Pumpkin.
IT’S APPLE TIME.
Apple Butter, Apple Cider, Apple pie...and donuts.
The Pumpkin Patch has the best donuts
and a super delicious Cider Slush.
Such a wonderful memory,
To repeat every Autumn...
Sep 24, 2019
Sep 24, 2019 at 6:38 AM UTC
The Trees...
The weeping willow, the maple
and the black walnut tree...
Reach out their branches
as if to say...
It's Spring! I just woke up
and I'm going to be...
The prettiest tree that
you will ever see...
The willow is weeping
for it's arms are very long...
They blow in the breeze
but they're not very strong...
The maple, her beauty
it shows in the fall...
Red, yellow, orange
and she grows very tall...
The black walnut it stretches
out over the field...
And is quite happy to provide
the squirrels next meal...
Their buds are just popping
as they reach for the sky...
Sharing their beauty
with the naked eye...
by ~ Judy
Apr 2, 2017
Apr 2, 2017 at 8:48 PM UTC
THAT FIRST WARM DAY...
I remember when I was in grade school
Which is now called middle school
That first warm day
I would rush home from school
Run upstairs and dig out my shorts
From the cedar chest
Where mom store our summer clothes.
They always smelled like cedar,
But it didn't matter
It was spring and warm outside.
And I was determined to wear shorts.
But mom was cautious
It's too early she would say...
Your going to get sick
That is what they thought back then
There was nothing better then
Slipping on your shorts
on the first warm day of Spring
running down to a friends
And calling their name
Can you come out to play
There was nothing like the smell
And the warmth of
THAT FIRST WARM DAY....
by Judy
I still get that feeling on the first warm day, but no cedar chest, just totes, and no more shorts, but I will dig out a few capris...and I want to plant flowers...
Mar 14, 2017
Mar 14, 2017 at 3:52 PM UTC
ITS NOT EASY BEING GREEN...
The 17th is a day when we celebrate
GREEN, whether we're IRISH or not...
It just seems like the thing to do
And it is my favorite color...
Where ever you go
You see people who hauled out that
GREEN shirt with a large
leprechaun drinking beer on it.
Once a year they wear that shirt
It will last forever...
Some dye their hair GREEN
And drink GREEN Beer
Jigs dinner....now I do love that
I wonder why Its not GREEN?
But soon I will take my
Shamrock off my front door
And my crazy profile picture
Off facebook
(YOUR WELCOME)
along with the shamrock banner
because,
"ITS NOT EASY BEING GREEN"
Mar 13, 2017
Mar 13, 2017 at 5:37 AM UTC
Time goes by swiftly
but I remember it well...
For daddy would walk down
with a fun tale to tell...
I WONDER WHAT TALE MY DAD WOULD TELL NOW. DAD WAS A DEMOCRAT, MOM A REPUBLICAN. I NEVER REMEMBER HEARING THEM TALK POLITICS. I REMEMBER THINKING, I HOPE DAD WINS CAUSE JFK IS CUTE...OMG!
I would put on the coffee
and we would sit out back...
At the table he made us
for enjoying our snacks...
WHAT WOULD DAD THINK ABOUT SO MANY COFFEE FLAVORS, AND SO SO MANY DIFFERENT BEERS. I KNOW HE WOULD SHAKE HIS HEAD IF HE KNEW I HAD FATHEAD BUMBLEBERRY BEER IN MY FRIG.
Now daddy and hubby
are no longer around...
But I think of them daily
I can almost hear the sound...
Of them laughing and talking
I wish they were still around...
ONCE I WAS YOUNG AND BEING A MOM , POLITICS WAS THE FARTHEST THING FROM MY MIND. NEVER HAD TELEVISION ON EXCEPT MAYBE CAPTAIN KANGAROO OR BARNEY FOR THE KIDS.
Remember time goes by swiftly
take time to play...
Enjoying each other
and each and every day...
IT'S A NEW TIME IN LIFE, AND IF YOUR LUCKY LIFE GOES ON. WE AS AMERICANS HAVE TO STICK TOGETHER AND THINK POSITIVE. NO MATTER IF YOUR RED OR BLUE SUPPORT YOUR NEW PRESIDENT.
Jan 19, 2017
Jan 19, 2017 at 8:40 AM UTC