Our unswept deck is littered with rain-soaked catkins and tulip tree petals. My inbox entices me with fascinating genealogical insights and well-written articles on current politics, while lilting poems offer…
I’ve written a great deal about joy over the years, yet I have rarely written about the joy of being a mother. Perhaps my reticence to share my children’s importance…
I’m still proud of my blog’s goal statement, expressed four years ago as: “Uncharted Waters, Living Life While Letting Go, Holding onto Joy.*” Here’s what I now know about letting go…
Gemini created image 4/3/2025 Most senior citizens live with huge stacks of paper memories: books, letters, writings, and photos. Some of it is stuff we inherited from ancestors who hoped…
It’s impossible to witness the firings of lifetime civil servants and the defunding of humanitarian agencies without despair and anger. Each day's news delivers yet another hammer blow to my…
I looked longingly at the signs of spring just outside my window. Stepping outside, I could smell the spring fragrances of hyacinth and the banks of daffodils along the tree…
Most seniors suffer from multiple medical diagnoses. I am currently endowed with at least three different diagnoses, each with a different physician specialist. I am not alone in this “co-morbid”…