Blogging on the run...

Ohhh, how can one feel so modern and retro at the same time? I'll tell you...I just managed to put 'band on the run' in my head with the title of this blog.
I am feeling uniquely blesses that I can share this iPhone mobile blogging moment with Paul Mcartny and 'Wings'.

Beautiful.

L xxx
Singing on the soap box


-- Posted from my iPhone

Lovin, life, and that Jimmy Carter smile

Hey, they say you should never blog when your on a bit of a booza… so I hope everyone pays attention to this as I might embarrass myself too much to ever let the wine speak again!

You know, as a piece of wisdom that we should all keep – My Mimi says ‘You spend all your life learning, and when you finally learn enough, you die’. These are some pretty true words. We spend our lives always reaching, learning even if we don’t notice that we are picking up the things we learn.

Some of us get to learn only a few things, then it’s time to go. We all know someone who had to leave before the learning was done… but you know, they are still teaching us even when they are gone.

Tonight, I am thinking on the things I have learned from one who left me years ago… but his Jimmy Carter smile teaches me still. 15 years after he is gone, and he still teaches me how to have laughter thru tears as I remember him. He teaches me that love never fades, and can continue to grow. He shows me that I can take a soul destroying loss and pick myself up from the floor and see the world eye to eye. He gives me perspective, the memory of his laughter brings me peace.

Most of all, when the world gets too much, I know I can stop just for a minute and think of that damn toothy Jimmy Carter smile just before he throws his glasses in to the fan… and the memory gives me a laugh, makes my heart beat stronger, shows the love, and reminds me that I have strength.

Love,
Lynn – having a glass of wine on her soap box

Time to slow… time to speed up… time to have a cold beer…

And time to make time to reflect. It occurs to me as I move house and start yet one more new chapter in my life, that there are many things in my world that run at different speeds. There are things that I hold very close that I wish to run at ‘warp speed’… and there are few things that I wish would slow ‘the fuck’ down.

An example of what I would like to see slowing… My boy. He’s nearly 17 and he’s itching at the post to get out of the house. I mean it, there are teeth marks on the door way where he has tried to chew his way free. I can understand his need for freedom, but dammit, who will take out the trash when he’s gone? I know, I know.. it’s the little things.

No, seriously, he’s always been my baby, and now I am starting to see him struggle to be a man – and I wish this whole process would slow down.

Thank god Chot is in charge…Or I don’t know where we would be. She seems to be speeding up too, but at a nice slow pace thus far, so it’s dealable at the current time. She keeps Seth and I in line and reminds us to eat regularly.

A thing I would like to see sped up… well, I am not at liberty to go in to ‘detailus extremus’ (yall didn’t know I knew some fake ass latin did ya…) but let’s suffice it to say that Luis knows what I mean, and that’s enough for now.

Another speed demon act that would be nice… is if the ‘house unpacking fairy’ would just whiz in here and make this shit all sorted, quickly. That would be grand. While she’s at it and up, she can get me a cup coffee (sensuous .. since you was up..).

Faster meals, slower beers… longer showers, shorter distance. Longer time, slower time, faster smiles, slower goodbyes. Longer passion… longer kisses… quicker dishes, lazy sunshine.

I’m sure my neighbours will enjoy the fact that an absolute foookin nutter has moved in…

Hooty hooty hooty (had to be done, cousin dear… had to be done)

Lovin y’all from the soap-box

Lxxx