Perspectives
His Mama Would Have Been So Proud
Mother’s Day. The day we honor and give thanks to our mothers for the ultimate gift of life. They cared for us when we were young and helpless, and taught us to mind our Ps and Qs until we wised up enough to have our own children and do the same for them. The cycle…
Read MoreNocturnal Wanderings
2:41 am. And I’ve already been up twice to pee and pace. Lately I find myself waking up sometime in the wee hours of the morning and wandering through my dark home like a ghost. Each room, with its particular vibe, seems to whisper, reminding me of the life in this happy home for the…
Read MoreEinen Guten Rutsch
In Germany they don’t just say Happy New Year; they say Einen Guten Rutsch ins neue jahr, wishing you a good slide into the new year. Ease and fluidity. Possibilities. A chance to look at one’s life and make changes. Maybe a condensed version of a do-over, a new start, or a leaving behind of…
Read MoreOur Lives
I never thought of myself as overly nostalgic but now I think I am. Every afternoon I wander upstairs and sit my butt on the carpet to ferret out more memories. It’s telling that the bin sat in our office for the last three years without me digging into it until a few weeks ago.
Read MoreChasing the Shade
This thoughtful photo of Georgia O’Keefe in her advanced age, with this heading, could well be me. And, yes, I have been waiting to be myself again. Not just for the summer, but I can only hope that as heat and humidity scuttle away, some of me will come back with the freshness of our…
Read MoreHolding It Together
Anni’s kind and loving email made me think about the bonds we have with the people in our lives, how they are formed and how they affect us both consciously and subconsciously.
Read MoreChronometry Redux
The new year was gliding along, mostly smooth with a hint of ripples. And then a tsunami blew in as a reminder that we are not in control.
Read MoreA Study in Contrasts
I have often sat and wondered how much of our humanity we will lose in order to live/survive within our rapidly advancing technological world.
Read MoreTick Tock
Time had little meaning; only the essence of the moment seemed important. But all wonderful things come to an end, or they would lose much of their loveliness—it’s the contrast that is delicious.
Read MoreDöstädning, the gentle art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Döstädning is the “gentle art of Swedish death cleaning” as defined by Margareta Magnussen in her book titled the same.
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