Pauline Baird Jones

  • Poison Ivy & Poison Makers

    When you hear the words “poison ivy,” does the song start inside your head? I wanted to add it here, but Youtube won’t let me. And it might give you mind words… And yes, if you know the song, it is evil to remind you of it. But Monday does that to me.  I was…

  • Getting Relief During #SocialDistancing

    It is true that bison have trouble getting a good scratch normally, but it’s gotten worse during #socialdistancing. I have to say, I’m glad I have a good back scratcher! In fact, I keep several strategically placed around the house because when itches happen, scratching needs to follow.  On a more serious note, on this…

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    Not Making Other Plans Right Now

    “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. The trouble is most of us don’t realize this except in retrospect and then life has already happened.” Reader’s Digest, 1957 (The first line of this quote is often attributed to John Lennon from his song “Beautiful Boy” but it was actually traced…

  • A Dad Joke

    My family likes to groan over the hubs jokes, so of course, I had to share one today. Because it’s Friday! From the hubs: “Do you know what they call a Harley covered in snow? A pop cycle! Told you it was a groaner! hahaha Do you have a Friday groaner to share? Go for…

  • Choosing Peace Amidst Chaos

    “Peace of mind, peace of conscience, and peace of heart are not determined by our ability to avoid trials, sorrow, or heartache. Despite our sincere pleas, not every storm will change course, not every infirmity will be healed…” W. Christopher Waddel I was browsing the hubs feed to find a picture for my blog and saw…

  • Death Happens, Too

      I am a really old orphan. I said it out loud and got an interesting look. Up and then down. I know. I’m not Orphan Annie. I’m a mom and a grandma. And an orphan. I saw myself in the mirror this morning as I was getting ready and all the sudden I stopped…

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    Wild Fires and Life Storms

    We had an uncomfortably close wild fire in our area last week (it was fifteen percent contained as of last Friday). We came home from taking a friend to the airport and saw smoke tracking across the sky directly toward us. (Our friend saw the fire as her plane lifted off.) High winds and dry…

  • Quick Reacting, Start Acting

    When you hear the words “poison ivy,” does the song start inside your head? Just in case it didn’t, here it is on YouTube: And yes, that was evil. But Monday does that to me. I was tooling around the hubs’ Flickr feed looking for blog post inspiration and saw the poison ivy photo. I…

  • A Season to Learn

    When I was young, there was a very popular song called “Turn, Turn, Turn,” that become a hit in 1965. It was taken from the scripture: “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.” For some reason, that song came back to me today when I was trying to…

  • Accused of being an Optimist!

    November is all about being grateful, at least in my world. Yeah, there is some Christmas shopping, but mostly it’s a heightened awareness of the things that go right, and me trying not to dwell in the emotional desert when things don’t go quite right. Count your blessings is such a cliche that sometimes we…