Author Archives: Donna Coulson
One goodbye of many –
A few weeks ago I wrote about my fish, Filaya. Well, yesterday I bid a fond adieu to my little finful friend. Since we are moving at the end of the month, to warm and beautiful St. Croix where I will be able to swim with amazing fish of many colors any time I want … Continue reading
Winter is coming!
Last Fall it got really cold early in the fall and all the leaves just died and fell, becoming an unceremonious pulp under the snow. It was ugly. This fall has been picture perfect. In mid-September, it got pretty chilly and I had to turn the furnace on in the evenings, but since then, it … Continue reading
Collecting People
When I was in college at Texas A & M, I befriended a young married woman named Margie. I have lost contact with her, we never were BFFs, but even though we were only friends for a little while, she made an impression on me. She was deeply and genuinely kind. I remember spending an … Continue reading
Haiku Happiness Journals
In a conversation with my granddaughter, Peyton, a while back, she confided in me that she is keeping a journal. She also told me that sometimes she writes her entries in haiku poetry form*. What a cool idea! Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I was browsing a bookstore for a gift for … Continue reading
Lessons from my goldfish
There surely seems to be a lot of horrid things going on lately. In my little, boring town there have been two separate shootings in the past few days that have left people dead and hurting. Glance at the national news and you’ll see shootings and stabbings and bombs. I don’t want to think about … Continue reading
Basket of deplorables
Voltaire is credited with saying “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” From what I know of our Founding Fathers, many of them could have been and probably were influenced by Voltaire and certainly were influenced by other gentlemen of noble ideas. The rebel … Continue reading