Journal entry:
Photographs:
My poem composed on my magnetic poetry board with words included with the board and from the America kit.
The flog presented to my Mom when my Dad died.
Evening falling…
Bare berry bushes…
Pampas Grass fronds…
Bird cage…
Daffodils…
I am grateful:
1. I have some wonderful tools with which to work creatively.
2. I am blessed with a imaginative mind.
3. My dog, Hope, is a sweet pet.
4. My computer has not crashed in several days.
5. Wrestling is on tonight so Mom has something to enjoy on television.
I hope your day was filled with happiness and creative moments.
Always,
Jo Ann
Chronicles 
I miss Border’s too. It was an interesting and relaxing place to go.
The Borders at Arbor Place was my favorite place to hang out. It was not often I went there because every outing became expensive with my buying books, but I loved to spend time there. I miss it a great deal. Borders had a better atmosphere than the Barnes & Nobles I have visited. Everything was laid back, welcoming, and comfortable. I miss the people as well as the store…
There was a wonderful used book store in Hawthorne California I used to frequent (and I mean frequent). Just shelves and shelves and shelves of books in a double-wide storefront and no annoying merchandising/promotions.
Ray that sounds like a great place. I guess remembering Borders fondly is not quite the same, but that had been my bookstore for years. I did not mind the displays, so much, I went to the shelves whenever I wanted something.