Author Archives: Donna Coulson
Catching up with old friends
The holidays are always a great time to see family and renew friendships. I love getting Christmas cards from people I know but rarely hear from. I love taking cookies to neighbors and setting up lunches with old friends. We did a lot of that this year, and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Now that the holidays … Continue reading
Christmas Surprise
I love Christmas surprises. I never try or want to know what I’m getting for Christmas ahead of time. There is something so magical in the anticipation. I love how the mound of beautifully bound presents grows under the tree as Christmas approaches, some from me, some to me. On Christmas morning, the enchantment continues … Continue reading
Bothering God
I recalled a memory this week that I hadn’t thought of in years. I was at a friend’s house when I was a little girl, and I watched the mother of my friend bow her head and pray before she began baking a cake. When I got home, I asked my mom if she prayed … Continue reading
Mr. Eye
In February of this year, we started packing boxes to move back to the mainland. This means that my ‘stuff’ has been wrapped in newspaper and stored in boxes for about ten months. Unpacking has been an interesting endeavor. In some cases, I’ve unwrapped something and thought to myself, “What were you thinking? Why did … Continue reading
The Emperor’s New Clothes – updated
Do you remember the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes? It’s an old cautionary tale by Hans Christian Andersen. I’ve taken a few liberties with the story (okay – a bunch of liberties!) in an effort to refresh and update the story a little, but here it is: There was once an indulged and much-loved … Continue reading
Who do you “do”?
A phrase I hear a lot lately is “You do you.” At first, I liked the sound of this. On the surface, ‘you do you’ sounds healthy. It encourages authenticity. It celebrates uniqueness and individuality. It relieves us of the obligation of should. When someone says to another person, “You do you,” the message is … Continue reading
Hero of the Week
Five months ago today Karl and I closed on our ‘new’ Cheyenne house and began the work of remodeling it. As I mentioned, due to the cold weather a couple of weeks back, we moved into the house, but it isn’t done. Mostly what is undone is cosmetic detail…woodwork, door and window casings, things like … Continue reading
Nineteen!
This will be my first winter in three years. Since 2016, winter for me has consisted of lows of 72-75 degrees and water temperature of 82. Once in a while I had to put on a long-sleeved shirt in the evening. Even more rarely I had to sleep under a blanket. Now we’re in Wyoming … Continue reading
Aw, Shoot!
I have an affinity for cats. They are smart, relatively self-sufficient, and they don’t drool. Their teeth are of a size so as not to pose mortal danger. Cats are everything dogs aren’t. I’ve had several cats over the years, but not since we turned pirate and moved to the Caribbean. Now that we are … Continue reading
Bucket list
I got home Sunday evening from my holiday in England. It was such a terrific trip in so many ways. The reason for the trip was, itself, pretty wonderful. My ‘bonus daughter’ Amanda, who is a PH.D. student at Emery University was invited to share a paper at a conference in Oxford, and I got … Continue reading
