Syringa in my sister’s yard above Lewiston, Idaho. Recently, driving to Lewiston or Chehalis or Mt. Vernon, I saw a woman lunging a horse in a round corral. It was a young horse, a paint, and I imagined it as a filly, though (driving along the freeway) I couldn’t really tell. It looked so […]
Thirteen years ago today (on the 30th anniversary of the moon walk) our divine Miss Em made her debut. I cannot believe how fast she’s grown up. It’s also something of a head-spinner to realize that a mere thirteen years ago I thought I was young enough to have a baby. So here’s to you, […]
I think it was Meister Eckhart who suggested that, when we don’t know what to pray, we begin with “thank you.” I seem to be having many conversations lately about retirement. Even my younger sisters are beginning to count not only the years but the months. I hope to retire from teaching sometime in the […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBaHPND2QJg] While reading Jeffrey Levine’s blog, I came across this youtube video of a flash mob in Som Sabadell, Spain, in Jeffrey Levine’s blog (http://jeffreyelevine.com/). It made me weep.