Facebook Live and Zoom inBloom

Facebook Live and Zoom inBloom

Despite the fact that’s no longer spring, but late summer, Facebook Live and Zoom have flourished and bloomed, tapping deep roots as we social distance in COVID-culture.   The extent of COVID has broadened, deepened, and widened, causing new downturns in...
Goats as access to peace in quarantine times

Goats as access to peace in quarantine times

In April billygoats arrived and a famous song came to mind. High on the hill stood a lonely goatherd… The ensemble was hired by my suburban city to provide the ubiquitous fire break. “Yodel-ayee-yodel-ayee-yodel-ay-hee-hoo!” Everyone knew their...
Never Taking Travel for Granted again

Never Taking Travel for Granted again

Today is my __ wedding anniversary. My husband retains that stat. I can only say that I can’t recall life without him. We share many of the same values: truth, honesty, sense of humor, goals, and on and on and on… Neither takes themself too seriously. We...
Kindness Sparks in the Age of COVID-

Kindness Sparks in the Age of COVID-

At that time in recent history, none of us had experienced – or witnessed a pandemic. Only in movies did mayhem reign, like in ‘Contagion’ or ‘Panic in the Streets.’ Mobs looting pharmacies and neighbor turning on neighbor. Ruthlessly...