Laura, Part 2

West Virginia

  • A Spring Day

    As I sit on my couch with the windows open, I can hear the birds and see the leaves rustling in the trees. It’s May, and time for counting birds. Jim leaves today for West Virginia. He’ll be gone for… Continue reading

    A Spring Day

  • Sacré-Coeur

    The new image on this blog’s home page is a picture of Sacré-Coeur in Paris. I went there in 2011, the same year that my husband died and I moved to West Virginia. My friends and I walked around Montmartre… Continue reading

  • Postelection

    After the presidential election, I was depressed for a few days. Then I became angry. Now I am energized and motivated. I’m planning to attend the Women’s March on Washington in January. Today, I am attending a meeting with the… Continue reading

  • Friends

    I have a few really good friends from my college days in Pittsburgh. We get together a couple of times a year, sometimes more. Since I moved to West Virginia in 2011, I have been trying to develop a social… Continue reading

  • Nature

    Having lived in an urban environment most of my adult life, I sometimes get frustrated in West Virginia. It is beautiful though. My boyfriend and I go hiking a lot. It is wonderful to escape my weekday cubicle environment and… Continue reading