How did you find JOY today?

iamkeri1 · 02-16-2025, 04:00 AM

My daughter and her family were here for dinner tonight. My baby girl, who is six, declared me the best gramma in the world. Made my heart sing.
Smooches,
Keri

Bèsame* · 02-21-2025, 09:22 PM

Such a surprisingly Joy was found today.

I was going thru my Mom's cedar chest. Beach towels (we had a pool) hand knitted stockings and various older crafts she had made. On the bottom I find folded tissue paper with tulle inside. I unfold it, it looks like a veil. I compared it to her wedding picture. I had no idea she had that still. It's older than me! It makes sense to me now, when she made mine!

I sure need a Mom conversation about now! What joy to my heart today!!

Bèsame* · 03-15-2025, 07:55 AM

Kinda of bittersweet and sad but I'm still thinking about it today.

There is a clothes swap at church today, so I sent over what was left of Mom's clothes. As I was packing, I was tearing up remembering what she loved to wear. I also went thru her two big boxes of costume jewelry. I picked out what I wanted to keep and hope I see some ladies at church wearing some one day. But....I also found a pair of these big gaudy pink sunglasses. Someone gave them to me and I threw them out. She took them! Lol lol

Making me smile and have joy in my heart💝

easygoingfemme · 03-15-2025, 04:24 PM

There was a ridgerunner training on the trails my friend and I were hiking today. He was wearing these little blue short shorts covered in yellow rubber ducks. They were a riot. He was so sweet. He would stop and chat every time he ran by us.

GeorgiaMa'am · 03-15-2025, 07:43 PM

I received a note from one of my cousins containing some memories from when we were young. It made me smile. So I sent him back a note with my memory of him playing in his rock band in college. The only song I could remember was "Barbara Ann". I hope it made him smile too.

easygoingfemme · 03-16-2025, 12:58 PM

I was able to help our rowing club put in the docks today. That was exciting. I can't wait to get back on the river this spring. My job today was connecting pieces of the docks to the thingies hanging down from the crane so the crane could lower the pieces down into the water where other volunteers were there to connect them all. It was quite the process!

Bèsame* · 06-26-2025, 08:22 PM

Joy...having a chocolate frosty on the one year eve mark of losing my Mom. ....(we shared frosty's not knowing it was our last night) Brings joy in my heart, reminiscing.

Nothing replays more in your head than the last day you physically saw them.

02-21-2025, 09:22 PM	#2
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,391 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,140 Thanked 40,957 Times in 10,741 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Such a surprisingly Joy was found today. I was going thru my Mom's cedar chest. Beach towels (we had a pool) hand knitted stockings and various older crafts she had made. On the bottom I find folded tissue paper with tulle inside. I unfold it, it looks like a veil. I compared it to her wedding picture. I had no idea she had that still. It's older than me! It makes sense to me now, when she made mine! I sure need a Mom conversation about now! What joy to my heart today!! __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

03-15-2025, 07:55 AM	#3
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,391 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,140 Thanked 40,957 Times in 10,741 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Kinda of bittersweet and sad but I'm still thinking about it today. There is a clothes swap at church today, so I sent over what was left of Mom's clothes. As I was packing, I was tearing up remembering what she loved to wear. I also went thru her two big boxes of costume jewelry. I picked out what I wanted to keep and hope I see some ladies at church wearing some one day. But....I also found a pair of these big gaudy pink sunglasses. Someone gave them to me and I threw them out. She took them! Lol lol Making me smile and have joy in my heart💝 __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

03-15-2025, 07:43 PM	#5
GeorgiaMa'am Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: High Femme Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am Relationship Status: widowed - involved, poly Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,440 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39,572 Thanked 28,476 Times in 5,808 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I received a note from one of my cousins containing some memories from when we were young. It made me smile. So I sent him back a note with my memory of him playing in his rock band in college. The only song I could remember was "Barbara Ann". I hope it made him smile too. __________________ -GeorgiaMa'am It's true that you are blessed and lucky It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you. -10,000 Maniacs

06-26-2025, 08:22 PM	#7
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,391 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,140 Thanked 40,957 Times in 10,741 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Joy...having a chocolate frosty on the one year eve mark of losing my Mom. ....(we shared frosty's not knowing it was our last night) Brings joy in my heart, reminiscing. Nothing replays more in your head than the last day you physically saw them. __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

02-16-2025, 04:00 AM	#1
iamkeri1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme woman Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 302 Thanked 2,153 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 16642920	My daughter and her family were here for dinner tonight. My baby girl, who is six, declared me the best gramma in the world. Made my heart sing. Smooches, Keri

03-15-2025, 04:24 PM	#4
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,692 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,023 Thanked 14,975 Times in 3,318 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	There was a ridgerunner training on the trails my friend and I were hiking today. He was wearing these little blue short shorts covered in yellow rubber ducks. They were a riot. He was so sweet. He would stop and chat every time he ran by us.

03-16-2025, 12:58 PM	#6
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,692 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,023 Thanked 14,975 Times in 3,318 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I was able to help our rowing club put in the docks today. That was exciting. I can't wait to get back on the river this spring. My job today was connecting pieces of the docks to the thingies hanging down from the crane so the crane could lower the pieces down into the water where other volunteers were there to connect them all. It was quite the process!