Tilting at Windmills: It's Been a L-O-N-G Time!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

It's Been a L-O-N-G Time!

So, this picture from the week before last week shows school, the Flower Show, and the hospital! And, the hospital is the reason there are no pictures from last week. :(

Mom was sick, in the hospital for several days, and needed lots of attention when she got out. So, I've been busy- too busy to post or even read.

She's feeling a little better and hopefully things will get back to normal soon.

1 comment:

Shirley said...: Well, it's good to know she is better. That really can be such a worry. I love your new background and the blue in the middle too!; March 14, 2010 at 10:39 PM

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Why "Tilting at Windmills"?

When I started this blog in October 2007, there was a story here about my connection to "Tilting With Windmills". Much of what was in that post no longer applies. Much other of it still does. So, here's the story.

When I was graduating from high school, more than 40 years ago, a group of my friend presented me with a print of Picasso's Don Quixote. They said it reminded me of them.

I get upset when things are wrong, even though getting upset cannot fix them. I dislike people who are cruel or petty or self-serving, and am frustrated that I cannot change them. I fight a daily battle with my health, although I know that every new day is another battle. I have a husband and close friends who support me, even when what I want or believe seems crazy.

So, the comparison with Don Quixote is perhaps an apt one. The story encourages me to take on the battles I see, even the hopeless ones. It reminds me to try to see the best in people. It comforts me that, in the end, even if my actions are futile, they are not meaningless.

I mean to try to continue "to dream the impossible dream".