I am sitting at my railroad desk in my ‘porch office,’ and though I’m plunking my way through the work that needs to be done, I’m slightly distracted by a group of honeybees which seem to be confused. They fly near and hover by the power strip where my laptop is plugged in just a … Continue reading Honeybees

Last Will and Testament - Thank You COVID-19It happens every morning, just about 4:00. It starts with a sudden jolt, as if I’m being awakened from that dream where I’m falling and just about to hit the ground, or the one where I’m running away from something sinister, but I’m running through deep sand and … Continue reading Last Will & Testament – COVID-19

It Hurts to Be Beautiful - January 29, 2018

About Last Night… (with apologies to the mediocre movie of the same name) One of the most memorable book scenes ever comes from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. You probably know it already, but it’s the scene where the three boys, Tom, Huck, and Joe, listen in on their own funerals, hearing … Continue reading About Last Night

Every day when I come home, I pull in the driveway and push the garage door button. Having an automatic garage door opener is one of the greatest luxuries in life, and I don’t know that I’ll ever get used to it. For the past year, I would push the button and count to five. … Continue reading Elegy for Minerva

I wanted to write a book this month filled with the abundance of gratitude I feel for so many good things happening in my life. And I started out with such a grand concept, just as I have in years before. I’d start of my birthday which conveniently falls on the first of November, and … Continue reading Gratitude

10-10-16 Trick or Treat – Fear and Humanity Some people wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, sure that there’s a slimy, slithering creature lurking under the bed, just waiting for the hint of a toe to recklessly dangle off the edge of the bed, that safe-zone which keeps the … Continue reading Trick or Treat – Of Fear & Humanity

Amazing Grace November 16, 2016 The reason people choose one pet or another is always intriguing to me. Why someone opted for a pit bull over a Himalayan cat tells me a little about a person’s character, and sometimes it even makes me like the person a little more because I have that secret insight … Continue reading Amazing Grace

  It’s our last full day in Denmark, so we decided to spend it together at Funen Village, which is a totally awesome place that is part museum, part farm, part play place. It takes you from house to house through old farms set in Funen 150 to 200 years ago. There were farmhouses, barns, … Continue reading Day 13 – Fun in Funen