I love words. I love the ideas and thoughts that words convey. I love the squishiness of words, the way they wriggle and flex to fill a space in my mind as I am reading or writing. Sometimes they don’t quite fit and I have to rearrange my thoughts to give the words space. The same words can convey a very different meaning to others or others pick up nuances that I never intended or saw in the text. 

Some days all my thoughts are ordinary things and sometimes they are not so ordinary. I am old and will be mulling over who God is and what God means to me. Sometimes I will lament on why I can’t seem to ever keep my dishes washed and my kitchen clean for more than a day. Sometimes an inspiration will take the form of a poem.

What is the significance of the name of my blog?

Connotation (noun) – An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Blue (adjective) – of a color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.

Definitions from Oxford Languages

The color blue carries a lot of emotion, sometimes joyful, sometimes melancholy. Blue can be the sense of peace and ease evoked from blue sky or the darker emotions of a blue mood. Blue moon, blue sky, blue mood, blue bird, blue jay, deep blue sea, baby blue eyes; all convey a different feeling or emotion yet the same modifier, blue; so Blue Connotations.

This blog is a work in progress and the web site will change over the next few months as I learn the tools. I welcome comments and emails but not trolling and not personal attacks. I enjoy different perspectives as long as they are kindly presented and respectful to everyone. In return I will do my best to always be kind and respect you, my readers. My regular schedule to post a new blog will be on Fridays.

The photographs and art will be either my own or one of my daughters unless noted.

Welcome aboard and I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I do. See you next week.