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Happy Spring!

Posted on March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 by Penny Wilson Writes

I LOVE spring! To feel the warmth of the sun after winter’s chill is healing to my soul. I love the smell of newly tilled earth and freshly cut lawns. My BFF gave me a rosebush for my birthday (photo above) and I love the multi colored blooms!

I started some snapdragon seeds indoors this winter and have been rewarded with some amazing colors! See photos below.

Texas’ state flower is the Bluebonnet. The flowers grow wild along the roads and in fields in the spring. Below, you will see bluebonnets in bloom along a country road and blue and RED bonnets growing in my brother’s yard!

Here’s a full view of my pretty little rosebush. (below) Looking at the one bloom on it, you would think that the blooms would be yellow. But they are a multicolored bloom changing from yellow to yellow with pink tips. I also have a couple of new buds on the bush that look to be mostly pink. It’s going to be fun to see how they change as they open! 🙂

One more photo. (I can’t help myself) Below is a photo of a petunia plant that I saved when I first bought my house a year ago. When I first saw it, it had one little bloom on it. I was having a lot of work done on the yard at the time and I couldn’t let the little thing die. So I dug it up and put it in a pot. It lasted through the winter and is now blooming like crazy!

If you are still in the grips of winter, I’m sorry. Spring IS coming. Hopefully the photos that I’ve shared here brought you a warm smile!

Thank you for joining me on this journey. ❤

Poetry

Elusive

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Penny Wilson Writes

Just a hint

A small inkling

Like a whisper
not quite heard

Or a soft scent
on the breeze

I can’t hold
or touch it

A shadow
caught in the path
of the sun

I felt it
I tasted it

I’m sure

Elusive and
wild
as trust

As fleeting
as time

Love

Copyright (C) 2023 Penny Wilson

Poetry

The Weight of Yesterday

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Penny Wilson Writes



View the world 
without the weight 
of yesterday 

a feat most
difficult 

It clouds the vision
and dulls the heart

We struggle to
shrug off the past
to clear our vision

The weight of the world 
is burdensome enough

without dragging the past 
with us
through life

Copyright (C) 2023 Penny Wilson

Life

International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Penny Wilson Writes

I Feel quite honored that International Women’s Day happens to fall on my Birthday! Today, honor a lovely woman in your life!

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” — Cherokee proverb

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? — Satchel Paige

Life is too short to be small. — Benjamin Disraeli

We are always the same age inside. – Gertrude Stein

Let your joy be in your journey, not in some distant goal. – Tim Cook

May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live. – Irish blessing

Image by Markéta (Machová) Klimešová from Pixabay

Poetry

You Are My All

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Penny Wilson Writes



Let me flow through your fingers 
like water 

Let me quench 
your thirst 

I want to nourish your body 
and your soul

I want to satiate 
your dreams and desires 

You are 
my all

I wish to 
be yours


Copyright (C) 2023 Penny Wilson All Rights Reserved

Life

Summers of My Youth

Posted on July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by Penny Wilson Writes

Sometimes I long for the summers of my youth. When summer days were endless and Grandpa was my hero, the biggest, strongest man I knew. I remember days spent sitting on a summer sidewalk with a hammer and a bag of pecans. Barefoot was the dress code. Bologna sandwiches and playing in the spinkler on the lawn. Going to the drive-in with the station wagon loaded with all the neighbor kids. Brown paper bags of popcorn and falling asleep before the 2nd movie came on. Being tucked into bed, with a tender kiss on my cheek. I recall laying on my back on a hillside watching the puffy white clouds and savouring the tiny drops of nectar from the honeysuckle blossoms. Fireflies in a jar.

Don’t get me wrong, life was hard, damned hard, at times. But I thank God and my Mom, for beautiful memories like these.

Do you have a favorite Summer Memory?

Thank you for joining me on this journey. Penny ❤

Life

Getting My House In Order

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Penny Wilson Writes

I said in my last post that I need time to get my house in order. The photos below will give you just a hint of what I’m dealing with. I’m living in a construction zone!!

I am just beyond busy right now. I’ve got several projects going at the same time. My life is chaos, but extremely Happy! Once things slow down for me, you will see me back here regularly again. Until then, I’ll post sneak peeks of what’s happening in my world.

Thank you for joining me on this journey,

Penny ❤

Life, Prose

Spring’s Celebration

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 by Penny Wilson Writes

*Spring is my favorite time of year. So in honor of the first day of spring…

The first blush of spring. When the flowers begin their peek out of the soil seeking the sun. A time of New Beginnings. A time of Rebirth and Fresh Starts.

What a joy to behold!

The world shucks off its grey shroud of winter and dons a bright floral frock for all to see. The trees rejoice as they come back from the death-grip of winter. They show off their gentle blossoms that rain down in the gentle spring breezes. Glorious fragrances fill the air.

Mother nature is a joyful noise as the newborn explore and scurry, worrying their mothers as they do so.

The rivers and streams, their waters set loose from winter’s icy grip are now running with abandon. They dance and play as they tumble over rocks and laugh their way down water falls.

The entire Earth is in celebration as it reawakens from it’s winter’s sleep.

Spring’s Celebration!

Happy Spring, All! I know this is a repeat. I hope you don’t mind. It’s a favorite. Enjoy! ❤

Life

Kitchen-Before & After

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Penny Wilson Writes

I promised Before and After pictures of my kitchen painting project. So here they are. If you can’t tell, the dark blue was the Before color and the sunny yellow is the After color. I just love it. The whole process was much harder that I realized it was going to be just because of a few unforeseen incidents. Also there is the fact that this 63 year old body is not used to spending a lot of time on a ladder. I forgot how much hard work painting is!!

There are still a few things that are needed to complete the look. I have blinds and a new ceiling light fixture on order. So those will be put into place. Eventually I will change the look of the counter tops and backsplash. But that will be another time.

I’ve always thought that a kitchen should be light and bright. This one fits the bill. Instead of hating the look of my kitchen, now I love it! It was hard work, but well work the effort.

Have you done a big DIY project that you’re proud of? Tell me about it!

Thank you for joining me on this journey. Penny ❤