April 2025: It's been a while since I wrote on this forum. But the world is in a state of heightened chaos - all of it manufactured for political or financial gain – with an overlay of climate catastrophes that are being ignored because of the constant distractions! It’s all very purposeful and yet pointless. … Continue reading Observing the chaos!
Author: maurinekaragianis
If I were a billionaire!
If I were a billionaire…… If I were a billionaire, I would put solar panels on houses and buildings and over parking lots, all over the world. I’d plant trees and give trees away for others to plant. I’d fund ocean clean up initiatives, and habitat restoration. I’d offer scholarships to students in every community … Continue reading If I were a billionaire!
I thought of you today!
I thought of you today! I think of you every day! I imagine us sharing the news, laughing, swapping gossip. Talking about the ordinary moments, how all the kids are doing. Talking about the enormous troubles in the world, comparing feelings. I think of you when I look at your children. So much like you … Continue reading I thought of you today!
The wee madam!
A large ceanothus tree grows in front of my office window. It blooms all summer long and there is always a variety of bees buzzing all over it. But now, in early spring it is not in bloom and instead a small hummingbird has made a wee nest in the branches. She may have had … Continue reading The wee madam!
If we want a better world!
I have become cranky as I grow older. The yammering of all stripes of political leaders, but most especially the far right, who try to ramp up anger and promote chaos just gets on my nerves…and I spent over two decades in politics in my community. But not like this. There is a new age … Continue reading If we want a better world!
Why did social media become so anti-social?
What happened to good manners, common courtesy, respect and consideration for the other humans in our world? And why did social media become such an anti-social and divisive communication tool? As kids, as soon as we could talk, we were taught to say please if we wanted something and thank you when we received it. … Continue reading Why did social media become so anti-social?
Inky fingers!
Both of my parents had lovely handwriting. They were highly accomplished with beautiful lettering skills they kept for their entire lives. It was not that common for men to have good handwriting so my father’s was particularly impressive. I love to read the notes and letters and photo captions each of them wrote. Penmanship it … Continue reading Inky fingers!
A lost ritual!
A lost ritual In the 1950s, when I was growing up, we didn’t have such a thing as a clothes dryer. Our washing machine was a wringer washer and our clothes were hung to dry on the clothesline in any weather except rain. Then we had a wooden clothes horse, and our items were carefully … Continue reading A lost ritual!
Hair….not the musical!
When I was a young girl, we got all dressed up in our best clothes to go to Sunday mass. We wore dresses and gloves and our best shoes reserved for Sunday’s only. And my mother styled our hair. On Saturday nights, my sisters and I would have a bath and my mother would wash … Continue reading Hair….not the musical!
Sunday dinner!
On Sundays, we always have a dinner that was more formal and elaborate than the casual suppers eaten at the kitchen table during the week. We would eat in the dining room, sometimes with the fancy place settings saved for the best occasions. This was particularly true if we had company for dinner, like my … Continue reading Sunday dinner!
Maurine Karagianis....thinking out loud! 