“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” Marcel Proust, French novelist We once had a neighbor whose father served as a doctor in the Civil War. Yes, the Civil War. She was in her 90's when we met. Her father remarried after his first wife's death, had a daughter… Continue reading The way we were
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Defying gravity
"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come." William Shakespeare You could say the guy was armed to the Bluetooth. He sat at our favorite diner, waiting for his soup -- while texting, reading something on a Kindle and wearing a fitness tracker on each wrist and a Bluetooth in one ear. And, I thought… Continue reading Defying gravity
Making a better place
"I'm starting with the man in the mirror. I'm asking him to change his ways." Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" It is surely stating the obvious, but Michael Jackson sang really well. This re-revelation came to me after using earbuds for the first time. High-quality earbuds, which anyone in America who is not me no doubt already… Continue reading Making a better place
Appalachian porch dog
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read." Groucho Marx Sometimes you just have to wonder. Two days after we brought our beloved Miles home from the animal shelter, he sauntered into the garden, raised his snout and began an elaborate sequence of… Continue reading Appalachian porch dog
The Bee Gees had it right
"How deep is your love?" the Bee Gees The oddest duo of things happened late Easter afternoon. First, I was innocently sitting on the deck with my husband, reading a back issue of Outside magazine and enjoying the sun, when two sentences almost left me in tears. The Matt Skenazy piece (September 2017) was a… Continue reading The Bee Gees had it right
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