Suprise Me

Sleeping Arrangements  What’s more fun than a new kitten?  (See ASPCA) But they do require some serious training to show them who’s boss.   So the day we brought Jackie home from the ASPCA we read him the house rules –  don’t bite the hand that feeds you,  keep your paws off the house plants,  and… Read More

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the news media became a national unifier. Would the same be true today? Read More

I remember feeling passive and helpless when it came to dating. Read More

I have watched the coverage over the past several weeks with fury and outrage. I don’t take to the streets for many reasons; arthritic toes, virus in the air, tendinitis in a hip flexor. Those sorts of long walks and demonstrations do not suit me. But I read and watch everything closely and think deeply… Read More

Even including our home of 45 years, our priciest purchase was our children’s educations. Read More

But the pandemic has exposed and eroded me, along with the world I live in.  Read More

Genuine, hopeful retreat is possible. Read More

Before my children were born, they each received the classic Boston tale, “Make Way For Ducklings” as a gift. The book is so popular that in May, there is a Ducking Parade, (children dress up as ducklings) and retrace part of the duckling’s route through Beacon Hill to the safety of the Public Garden. Years… Read More

Hitch hiking has transformed from adventure to a warning about self preservation. Read More

Smell is the sense most connected to our inner brains, to our memories and emotions Read More