Susan Govern

Train of Thoughts: “Mental Pot Holes”

By Susan Govern There’s a saying I came across a while ago that I can relate to. I don’t know who originally said it, but...

Train of Thoughts: “There Are Olympians, And Then There’s Me”

By Susan Govern When I was a young girl in the sixties, my first notice of the Olympics was the Winter Games of 1968. There...

Train of Thoughts: “Making Space Isn’t Easy”

By Susan Govern Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to take down the decorations. This usually means putting away Christmas things, but in...

Train of Thoughts: “A Few of My Favorite Things”

By Susan Govern Just about everyone is familiar with the song from “The Sound of Music” about Maria’s favorite things. Around the holidays I also...

Train of Thoughts: “Have Yourself A Funny Little Christmas”

By Susan Govern I’ve been listening to the radio often since Thanksgiving which means I’ve been hearing a lot of Christmas songs. Cleveland has at...

Train of Thoughts: “Into the river and lost in the woods…”

By Susan Govern The song’s lyrics usually are “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…” painting a nice mental picture...

Train of Thoughts: “Bad Times – Good People”

By Susan Govern Sunday, November 5, 2017, approximately 6:05 p.m. (or a little later) – it was dark because of the time change. The lights...

Train of Thoughts: “Ghosts and Goblins and Ghouls – Oh my!”

By Susan Govern Halloween is just a few days away but the entire month of October has been, for as long as I can recall,...