Gin & Tonic Summer

Gin & Tonic Summer

This summer was something last year – and every adult year of my life – was not. It was not a gin & tonic summer.   It was also not a dip in our pool summer, despite the string of unseasonably hot & humid days we weathered. It was not our...
Vinolent – a word absent from my life

Vinolent – a word absent from my life

As you may/may not recall, I had my second total knee replacement surgery six weeks ago. As is typical, the main pain avoidance med, Oxy, was prescribed… for a week. I’ve recently learned that the nationwide average of this post-knee replacement surgery...
A Good Person

A Good Person

“You’re a good person,” my pastor said, ” and good people get hurt.” “Further, good people are rare.” That counseling conversation occurred long ago, but it’s seared into my soul because of life experiences that caused...
I Thrive in a Tribe

I Thrive in a Tribe

Everybody wants to be part of a great cause, a tribe, a fellowship, a sisterhood — everybody except Henry Thoreau, the great American killjoy who chose solitude. While he’s an acclaimed wordsmith – with deep wisdom that can be mined from his writings...