The older I get the more that the word Bittersweet strikes me as an apt word to describe the act of living. At first I was going to add the words, “in today’s world” to the previous sentence but as I think about it there have been challenging times throughout Read more…
Yesterday I got together on Zoom with a longtime group of creative friends. All of us are older than 65. Some have families, some are single women. One of our members was missing our meeting because she and her husband currently have Covid. Two others (in a group of seven Read more…
There were lots of birds at my bird feeders this morning. And Gracie, my cat, spent much of the morning watching them out the window. Occasionally she got very excited and her swift movements frightened the birds away. But soon they were back again with Gracie keenly watching every single Read more…
The cheerful orange tulips that I bought a week ago are beginning to fade, wrinkle and wilt, like we all do as we age. Though our culture would like us to believe that there is no beauty in age, I disagree totally. Blowsy Beauty When I looked at the tulips Read more…
The sunset yesterday was spectacularly beautiful. It lasted only for a few moments but captivated me with it’s soft pinks and cloud shapes. I feel so blessed to be able to be present for and enjoy such moments. Still, these are trying times we are living in. “We are uncomfortable Read more…