Back From Vacation

Hi Folks ~ I am back and wanted to get something posted so that I did not loose any followers! I have loved writing my whole life. I used to write my book reports from comic books.... I did not use the "Cliff Notes" like so many of my fellow classmates did. When I was growing up there was a series of comic books called "Classic Comics". The titles were Withering Heights, Mutiny on the Bounty etc. I know that I did at least 3-4 book reports from those comic books and received A's.

I have tried to teach my children that the best technique for writing is to write like you would tell the story in your own words. Do not try to ad fancy words that are not in your vocabulary ~ until you have mastered the basic stuff. I do know that it seems to make things more real and more personal to write in that manner.

I love sharing my memories with others because I would wish them to have wonderful memories of their own. I just know deep down in my heart that I was really fortunate to have the people in my life that made my memories. So to all of you out there ~ THANK YOU!

I guess I will keep going on memories of the ranch for now. My mind does love to skip around ~ but for your sake I will try to stay focused. Some of the best visualizations that pop into my mind about the ranch were nights close to the full moon. Can you imagine anything more beautiful than the glimmer of the full moon off the ocean? I do not know if it was the location or just my wonderful imagination ~ but every full moon I experienced out at Petrolia was magical.

The opposite view from the ocean on the other side of the house were hills~ hills covered with wild game. The number of deer were amazing ~ and a favorite pass time was counting how many we saw in a herd.

Another wonderful memory about those nights was the after supper card games. The adults were so gracious as to allow the young folks into their card games and we really felt grown up being included. Speaking of supper ~ I think I have hit on something that may help some of you out there. At the ranch ~ lunch was called dinner and dinner was called super. For those of you let me explain :

SUPPER:
1. A light evening meal when dinner is taken at midday.
2. A light meal eaten before going to bed.
DINNER:
1.the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
2.a formal meal in honor of some person or occasion.

Now ~ It makes since to eat a larger meal when you have a lot of work ahead of you and a lighter meal before going to bed. Maybe that is what is wrong with all of these overweight people in our country. We need to get back to dinner and super!

The picture I posted is on the hill looking down on the ranch house and corrals ~ where you see the cattle is where the "old house" use to stand. Nothing can take the memory of the "old house" out of my heart. It is still there today in my minds eye. That is a way a lot of us survive things these days ~ by keeping things in our "minds eye". Until next time ~ God Bless Cheryl