As I write on Monday afternoon, all is white outside, once again. We are in the midst of a blizzard that has slowed down our corner of the world. Maybe a foot-and-a-half of snow when this is over later today, maybe a little less, maybe a little more—on top of all the snow that hasn’t […]

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On Sunday, Al and I went to one of our favorite places, Block Island, an hour’s ferry ride off the Rhode Island coast. We used to vacation there when our daughters were young. Unlike just about anywhere else I can think of, the island remains a time capsule. Many of the same weathered buildings line […]

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I am writing on Monday afternoon on my laptop, as I lie on the couch with an ice-pack propped against my lower left jaw—ten minutes on, ten minutes off, to reduce swelling. This, after getting an implant, following my tooth extraction in May. This is the fifth time in at least a decade, maybe 15 […]

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On Monday afternoon, I finally saw my cardiologist at Boston Medical. This was no small feat. I was supposed to see him back in December, six months after our June 2024 visit, per usual. But that appointment got cancelled, and I was told the next available appointment was not until early May. I reluctantly accepted, […]

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For weeks now, my bonsai, a Brazilian rain tree that I have been cultivating for nearly four years, now, has been shedding leaves. While some of this is to be expected—it’s a deciduous tree, after all—it just seemed out of the ordinary. Nearly every morning, I’d discover more yellow amidst the emerald green. Was I […]

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This weekend, my dear husband persuaded me to get out of the house on a bitter cold Sunday afternoon for a visit to our art museum’s wonderful annual Flora in Winter exhibit. It’s always fun to see how area florists interpret artworks, and given the flood of horrid headlines here in the U.S. of late, […]

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It’s nearly New Year’s. Already, 2025 looms as an even bigger challenge than 2024. But, we won’t know until we live it. Which is why, this year, for my resolutions, I have a simple, basic goal. I call it the Three C’s to Strive For: Inner Calm. Clarity of mind and purpose. Courage. That’s it. […]

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I am usually pretty savvy when it comes to internet scams. Fool me once, and all that. But I got taken in on Monday. I feel like an idiot, because the warning signs were all there. So, I share this as a cautionary tale, in case you get phished. This started as an email from […]

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In less than a month, 25 days, to be exact, the winter solstice arrives here in the Northern Hemisphere. Which means that in just about two months, even as the sun will be visible about the same lenth of time as it is today, it will seem a little brighter because we’ll be gaining, instead […]

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My body is trying to tell me something. My shoulders are in knots. My fingers have developed more ulcers. I’m having trouble concentrating—or, rather, getting myself to the point of concentrating. This morning, I woke from a dream that I couldn’t find a file in my computer, because the search function was screwed up. What […]

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