2015: the year in review
The quote on the page of my personal journal for one year ago, December 31, 2015, is by Lao Tzu: When I let go of what I am, I become…
My last Christmas gift from Kevin
As Christmas will be this week, I can’t help but remember last year’s Christmas and, of course, the last year. Right before he died – a day or two maybe…
Music’s touch
I am normally one of those people who gets in the car and turns on the radio, does her morning getting-ready routine to music, reads with music playing in the…
Some habits I need to break
Wow, I had no idea how habitual my routine had become. I said when I was preparing for this sabbatical that I was going to get rid of my alarm…
My Own Deflategate
Yesterday and today have been full of So No Fun detail work. Having brought home all my STUFF from the work office, I had to make room for it. I…
Another woman’s grief
I saw a post on Facebook this morning from Humans of New York. It was a story about a woman whose husband has died; it doesn’t say when, but I had…