Travel, Immigration, and suitcases
Though I won’t write about a land I am officially forbidden to visit on my own (see my recent post), I will write a bit about the pull to travel, to explore, to move that we humans many humans have. … Read More
POWER: My word for 2020
This year the word I chose came to me slowly, bouncing around the periphery of my life. When I first thought to choose it, I was concerned people would misunderstand. Then I realized that was exactly the clue I … Read More
First World Problems: A Return
Gentle reminder: I’m out of the country, due to return in one more week. I’m posting a few of my old favorites. This one is from 2015. First published on December 2, 2015 Last spring on a visit … Read More
Happy New Year, 2020
I’m still out of the country, and still returning January 15. This repost is from January 1, 2014. It was fun to reread it. I still have no pea hens, not even a plan for them. Most of the others … Read More
How Do You Enter This New Year?
Happy New Year, one and all, literally! It’s the one holiday celebrated by all, the world around. I’m out of the country and reposting a few of my favorite posts while I’m away. I hope to rejoin you here, live … Read More
Christmas 2019
I’ll be out of the country for the next three weeks, visiting family and friends to the north of us, among other things, which I shall write about upon my return, mid January. In the meantime, I hope you’ll enjoy … Read More
Public Toilets: A New Look
[box] NOTE: The following post was written and scheduled before the devastating news of the brutal murder of my friend Lindsay de Feliz. Of the blog she wrote from the Dominican Republic, where she’d made her home for nearly twenty … Read More
Autumn Leaves: A memory
[box type=”info”] An update: Woody’s hand surgery went smoothly last Wednesday afternoon and the biopsy came back with the expected good news. His sutures come out on Friday and he’ll have full use of his hand in another week. More … Read More
Thoughts on Mortality: A guest post from my husband
Over the years I’ve mentioned my husband, Woody, from time to time. Today for the first time (and hopefully not the last), Woody talks to you directly. I think you’ll come away understanding how I could fall in love with … Read More