Aging
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Juggling Time
How did it get to be so late so soon? Dr. Seuss Today,I feel as disjointed as this installation by Jonathan Saiz. I have been away from home for at least part of the last five days. This morning, I faced what seemed like an impossible job. I had a planner filled with tasks I…
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Embracing Patience
Church of the Annunciation at the Chronicles of Georgia monument Tbilisi, Georgia I hate waiting for anybody. It always makes me rather cross. I am not punctual myself, I know. But I do like punctuality in others. Oscar Wilde My son took the photo of the church, while visiting Georgia. I sympathize with the dog.…
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Escaping to The Carlyle
When you’re getting on in years it’s wonderful. I think it’s the wrong way around to say when you get older move to the country. I think when you get older you move to the city. If you’re a nice broad they’ll look after you. Elaine Stritch As spring nears, I often think of the…
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Pseudo Extrovert
Cabin on Lake The secret is to put yourself in the right light. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk. Susan Cain Under the category of things I wish I had recognized about myself earlier in life. I am not comfortable at large parties. Or events where conversation with people I…
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An October Walk
I’m so glad we live in a world where there are Octobers. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables I have never waited for the calendar to announce the first day of autumn. For me it begins at the start of September. As I turn the calendar to a new month. I change my laptop wallpaper…