When I was 65 a friend of mine gave me the book Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge. It rocked my life! Written by a doctor and his 70-year-old patient, they each gave their commentary on becoming and staying active in later years. The humor…of both of them sold me. Every once …
February is the month of Valentine’s Day…a day dedicated to the poetry of love. But…did you know…February is National Haiku Writing Month! Well then…let’s celebrate it! Let’s write a Haiku…maybe even every day of February…what fun would that be? I’ve been doing this…writing Haiku on and off (not every day…well nobody’s perfect š ) over …
When I was young in the summers, I changed my clothes many times each day…from running around and playing in the forest clothes…to going swimming clothes…to waiting on tables clothes…to swimming clothes again…to waiting on tables clothes again…to playing kick-the-can clothes…to prayer service clothes…to beach picnic clothes or playing kick-the-can clothes again…getting into bed clothes…to …
My phone rang. It was 2:30 in the morning. My brother was calling to tell me our mother had died suddenly. By that Tuesday evening, my brother from Flint, my brother from Grand Rapids, my sister from Houston, and I had gathered in Grand Rapids. That evening we ate together and shared memories about the …
This morning I found myself walking through the forest in Beverly Shores. I’m always so inspired by the trees as the sun passes through the trunks, branches and leaves. Makes me feel as if I can extend my own roots into the ground below…somehow brings me back to myself…calms me down and gives me a …
Joining Singing Sands Toastmasters is one of the better things I’ve ever done. Learning to stand on my feet in front of a group and saying what’s on my mind, always has been a challenge. When I was a lawyer, it took a lot of work to get myself to a place where I could …
Stoking My Fire Every ten years or so a friend of mine gathers a group of friends and heads out on a sailing adventure. First it was the Virgin Islands…then Turkey…then Greece. This time it was Tahiti!Ā Talk about stepping away from your routine! And then the question: “Should we go during a pandemic?” We …
Lighting a Fire I know it’s been a while…since June of this year. I’d like to say I’ve been evolving…”cooking” my life, so to speak. Every once in a while…especially when the pot seems to be boiling over…it’s just good to go inside…to check in with myself…re-calibrate…shed…and then come out “clean”…ready to share myself with …
Confessions of a Multi-Passion Woman I remember once when my husband told me I had too many projects going. I had decided to empty my closets and install organizers…shelving…rods for hanging…like that. Trouble was that when I emptied one closet, I realized I didn’t want to put all of that back in the same closet. …
Patienceā¦Persistenceā¦and Resilience! āYes! We are delighted to have your show.ā With that response to my question about whether or not my last solo show scheduled for 2020 actually was going forward (when almost all my other shows had canceled), itās on! In Miller at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts, itās a āgo.ā …
