When I graduated and moved after college, almost everything fit into two footlockers, except for skis and luggage stashed in the car. The minimalism didn’t last long. Despite moving on a regular basis, we quickly grew beyond that level of simplicity. And now, we’ve been settled in one place for almost eleven years, so not…
Some days just don’t go as smoothly as others. Part of anyone’s story is our ‘grace under fire’. Unfortunately that phrase is not necessarily an accurate way to describe how I react to the negative stimulus of people around me. Yesterday, issues and negativity reigned, and the carnage of socks just put me over the…
“There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.” – Mark Twain I’m sorry that I didn’t find out what spurred my parents to immigrate to the U.S.Or what it was like for them growing up in…
And the Bowl! Those who work hard, should play hard. Today I gave myself permission to play. The result? Beautiful colors of Easter Eggs, baked brownies and a feast of leftovers for lunch. We sang and danced making joyful (and not so joyful) noise. When the sun broke through the rain clouds we went outside…
“One of the reasons people get old – lose their aliveness – is that they get weighed down by all of their stuff.” ~Richard Leider “There isn’t even room for a puppy to lie down.” That’s how one friend described our other friend’s house. Patty had a neurological episode, similar to a stroke. When it…
Sure, I created this mess. I get inspiration in weird places, from a combination of observing people and sightseeing – even in my hometown. So I find a scrap of paper and a writing instrument (usually I can only find a crayon in my purse, somehow pens go the way of sock mates) and write…
“In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost. …What a wild, and rough, and stubborn wood this was, which in my thought renews the fear!” ― Dante, The Divine Comedy Many years ago, I was recently graduated, newly married, and…
Oh the weather outside is frightful/but the fire is so delightful/and since there’s no place to go… pick up a good book! We have no choice – reading brings us a world only our own imagination enhances. Open a book and escape into another world. Whether you have another flurry of flakes or a deluge…
Last year’s Ash Wednesday was near the end of February. The weekend after Lent began, we met our friends, Jane and her husband, in Times Square for dinner and a musical. Wow—were we innocent, or naïve? We had begun hearing about a virus, but it still seemed somewhere over there. No qualms about riding in…
This has been an interesting week for me… one of being drawn by the words in several different books; one of enjoying zoom calls, texts, and emails with family and friends; and one that has led me into much reflection about “sisterhood”… I started reading a Jan Karon book Mom gave me years ago that…
