Category Archives: Ruminations

Reflections and contemplations on issues of all sorts

Father’s Day Remembrances

Posted on June 16, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

A few weeks ago, my Future Challenge asked what your legacy will be. I started blogging long after my Dad passed away, and so he hasn’t been featured much in my posts. Still, he was a big influence in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Ruminations | Tagged family, Father, Father's Day, Gratitude, holiday, lifestyle, Memories, Thanks | 10 Comments

Flag Day – or – How I Grew Up With Old Glory

Posted on June 13, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

You’re a grand old flag, You’re a high flying flag And forever in peace may you wave. You’re the emblem of The land I love. The home of the free and the brave. Ev’ry heart beats true ‘neath the Red, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruminations | Tagged Flag, lifestyle, Nationalism, Old Glory, Olympics, Patriotism, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes | 13 Comments

Chasing the Blues Away

Posted on June 6, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Serenity Prayer (from a longer poem by Reinhold Niebuhr) God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. Okay, I’ve been away for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruminations | Tagged Depression, Joy, lifestyle, Sadness, Serenity, Staying Busy | 11 Comments

Sharing My Scots Gaelic Heritage

Posted on May 16, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

One of my grandsons is a cub scout. His pack is working on a “Heritage” project to earn a belt loop and a pin. The gist is that each scout must learn about where his family came from, choose a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Ruminations | Tagged Ancestry, family, Family History, Family Tree, Gaelic, Genealogy, lifestyle, Memories, photography, Scotland | 16 Comments

Do You See a Pattern Here?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Front Porch Snow “Tears of the Arizona” Pearl Harbor Skylight, Honolulu Courthouse Painted Overhead Beams, Summer Palace, Beijing October Moon through the trees in New England Paris rooftops from the Eiffel Tower Dancers – Closing Ceremonies, Beijing Olympics Shadow of … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged patterns, photography, photos, postaday, random events | 34 Comments

The Lovely Habit of Writing a Journal or Letter – in Longhand

Posted on May 10, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Back in the days when people kept secrets, and privacy was guarded preciously, people kept personal journals. Some kept diaries, which were even more private. High School girls bought little books with locks on them and recounted the whimsy or … Continue reading →