“today…”

When my children were young, we had a dinner table ritual of asking each one to share about their day. We’d go around the table and, one after another, hope to hear a bit from each. Together. Sharing. Talking. Ariella,…

meantime

Someone else has been taking the pooch to the park. Giving her a good walk. Bringing her back. Life one day. Not the same the next. But Peaches, she’s okay. Soaking up the added love. On the 18th of March…

the low low down

It was like this… And then, it wasn’t. We went different ways. We left home. And all this complexity that life is came at us full blown. I left for Colorado. Hippies. Hitch hiking. Skiing: many traveling in dubious transport…

tha low down

“Lemme tell you…” “Hey! Get this…” “I bet you didn’t know…” Girl talk. talk talk talk. Taaaaaalk. I grew up in a family of 5 girls (one boy). Let’s not mention my growing up in Virginia, going to an all…

the low down

“Lemme tell you…” “Hey! Get this…” “I bet you didn’t know…” Girl talk. talk talk talk. Taaaaaalk. I grew up in a family of 5 girls (one boy). Let’s not mention my growing up in Virginia, going to an all…

as you were saying…

Don’t you love those conversations that go on and on? I mean, when you are into them. And into what you are sharing and wanting to share next. One thing into another. A stream. Together flowing. Time doesn’t matter. And…

quiet

We feel the quiet now. The kerfuffle is slowly settling. The doctor appointments are starting to be less frequent. We can sit. Or we can lie down. Linger. Take a moment. Healing doesn’t happen in an instant. But bodies have…

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I was going to send you a photo showing my arm – with the stitches out! But it looks: well, ugly. Still kind of swollen. Who wants to see that? For me: I can finally get that area wet. So…

some days

You start off okay. It’s raining – well, just a drizzle. You get outside. That feels good. You come back in: appointment right off the bat. PT this time. All goes well. You love the drive back and forth with…