Knot again!

Knot again!

  Father’s Day is upon us again, and my husband and I have none. Our dads are gone, but not forgotten. After my father entered the front gate of heaven, like my mother 21 months before him, we siblings and spouses joined in endeavor to clear the house where...
Sprezzatura

Sprezzatura

sprezzatura PRONUNCIATION: (spret-sah-TOOR-uh)  MEANING: noun: Doing (or giving the appearance of doing) something effortlessly; effortless grace; nonchalance. ETYMOLOGY: From Italian. Earliest documented use: 1957. In 1957, the year of this term’s earliest...
Knees and needs

Knees and needs

Today my sibling, four years younger, is having double knee replacement surgery. Three months ago today, I injured my knee on a beach walk – coincident with her email announcement. Bad knees are our heritage, so I inquired of all siblings about their needs and...
Living Life as a Miracle: The Yoga Path

Living Life as a Miracle: The Yoga Path

  This series of events occurred about ten years ago, in what seems like in a different century rather than recent past. It was an ambitious time in life, when everything was open and possible. It was my Saturday morning ritual to walk the two miles to a yoga...
The Power of 1

The Power of 1

in 1921 a playwright coined the word “robot” for a science fiction play. I learned this fact at a UC Irvine lecture showcasing their center dedicated to stroke rehabilitation with the use of robotics. Credible, incredible stuff. 80 years later, the world...