Posted in Family on February 15th, 2007 No Comments »
Another Valentine’s Day has passed and I’m happy to report that I’ve achieved my objective of peace and harmony for a few more weeks. If I seem a little crass about this, I’ve only just begun. Let’s start with the history of the day.
Legend has it that Father Valentine was a Catholic priest who […]
Posted in Family, Lifestyle on January 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
Dar and I are in the process of “de-cluttering”. This is really a big deal, since the two of us have opposite views on the subject of accumulating possessions and their subsequent disposal.
My dear partner is a pack-rat. She admits it. These genes run in her family, and she really got […]
Posted in Writing, Family on January 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
My eyes are closed
and I’m there.
Sitting, reclining on
the big brown couch.
Little Ryan in the next
room, sleeping. My
dearest friend at my side.
With eyes still closed I’m
walking the dogs, carefully
stepping between spots of
ice that keep me tense
yet surely enjoying nature,
enjoying being alive, savoring
the richness of experience.
Now in awe the added
dimension of time bears down.
Am I here? […]
Posted in Family on January 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
We’re out west for the week. The mission is to care for our grandson Ryan, 19 months old, while his parents are cruising the Eastern Carribean. We saw this as the perfect situation to genuinely help out our daughter and son-in-law while spending a week, by ourselves, with Ryan. The miles keep […]
