Happy Poetry Friday!
I hope to make this a short post. Tomorrow, we’ll be headed back to Wisconsin. My sister arrived last night and she’ll be taking over our dad’s care in the coming weeks. We are happy to be headed home for a break from being caregivers.
First: A Poem
pink Irish hillsides
filled with heather and green ferns
hiding boggy land
© Carol Labuzzetta, 2025
Sticker Mania
Last week I shared about the bookstore in Brockport that I like. I mentioned the sticker packs I bought but didn’t share photos. Here they are! Aren’t they fun? I can’t wait to share them with those I know who are readers.
Serenity Now (Do you remember this Seinfeld episode?)
I also settled on my OLW for 2025. It is serenity. I’m sure those of you who have followed my journey with my dad know why I picked this word. It’s fitting and hopefully, will serve to center me in 2025 no matter what life brings. I feel it’s the most fitting word for me now, although the word grace was a close second. I also considered silence, as you might have guessed from my post two weeks ago. And, that word would serve me well, also. But, serenity has a certain reverent feel to it, and that’s why it won out.
I wrote a book review article on Medium this week. You can read it for free if you go to the article and click on the link – it’ll take you to the Friend page and you’ll be able to read the entire thing. The article link is here: https://medium.com/the-springboard/the-books-i-read-in-2024-good-great-and-didnt-finish-3b12133cefa9 I hope that if you’re looking for a new book to read, this is a helpful read.
Lastly, I thought I’d update you on my writing plans. I have ditched the substack idea on the advice of my tech-savvy son. Instead, I am going to revamp this blog. I think my time will be better spent that way. Medium is in flux and it’s not only me experiencing the lower views. I hope I can coax some of my readers from there to this blog.
I’ll try to provide updates in the coming weeks. If you want to be sure you don’t miss them, please follow me here on The Apples in My Orchard.
Today’s host for Poetry Friday is Kathryn Apel at Kat’s Whiskers. Please check out her blog for more poetry, links to poet’s pages, and more! . You’ll be asked about your pet preferences too! I was always a team cat but now love them both – since we got a yellow lab five years ago. Thanks for hosting, Kat!
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