Aging Epiphany

There are many issues with which we Boomers have to deal, and none is unique to a particular generation, ours or anyone else’s. This legion of things I never considered twenty or thirty years ago pretty much sneaked up on me, an army marching toward me in stocking feet. And, as I pondered new physical, […]

Beyond My World

SOVIET FIRES EARTH SATELLITE INTO SPACE; IT IS CIRCLING THE GLOBE AT 18,000 M.P.H.; SPHERE TRACKED IN 4 CROSSINGS OVER U. S. Thus read the New York Times headline 56 years ago. On this day, October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched an artificial Earth Satellite into an elliptical low Earth orbit. Surprising everyone, it […]

Menu: No Rocks No Woodchips

I wish you could be in my kitchen right now. There is a pot of Tuscan white bean and kale soup simmering, and it smells good! Close your eyes, and it will transport you to Tuscany on a gorgeous autumn morning, where you can stroll through the streets of Montepulciano. Yesterday we visited Mexico by […]

The Price of Freedom

Early mornings are my favorite time of day, always have been. The house is quiet, that first cup of coffee is strong and delicious, and I can leisurely read the news, and assimilate whatever is happening at home and abroad. It is a peaceful time where I can think, plan, study, and evaluate how I […]

Storm’s a-comin’

Living in a small coastal community in the Pacific Northwest is as close to geographic and climatic perfection as ever I could imagine. Weather here suits me, as I am a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days, or as those of us who share this distinction are […]