Healthy Distance from Old Age

Healthy Distance from Old Age

In two days, my wonderful honey and I will board a ship to cruise the Columbia River Gorge in the Northwest U.S. It’s a celebration, a vacation, a trip to acknowledge our 50 years of wedded bliss. I recently lunched with a group of friends at a centrally located...
Out of Africa

Out of Africa

I once had a friend named Robin. She was svelte and statuesque. Her oval face was framed by pixie cut auburn hair. Her softball pitch was clocked at over 90 mph. She excelled as much in business as she did in sports. Men and women liked her because, despite her good...
Conversation starters

Conversation starters

Conversation is not always easy to start without being trite. My husband and I have many disparate people with whom to converse, so we’ve actively worked on some conversation starters. As a conversation starter other than “How are you?” or...
A Writing May Day

A Writing May Day

It was overcast yesterday, and I spent most of the day inside, working intensely on my blog post. Lots of copying, pasting, hunting, pecking. On days like those, I lose track of my body, the idea of height or strength or even texture, and it is all just words. Focus,...