Four hours at a diner
Photo by Lee Cartledge on Unsplash I want to thank the Premier diner in Commack on Long Island who allowed …
Category Archives: thoughts
Hurray for crochet
A hand warmer crochet workshop I attended today at my local library was such a lift for me. Four hours …
From the wish list to the shopping cart
When I was a young girl, the stereotype that girls love to shop was commonplace, sexist as it sounds now. …
Disappointment
This year has been one of several disappointments. Some are my own doing; choices made that did not reap the …
Independence Day: Hot dogs and hope
Though Independence Day should be a day of reflection, for most of us, it’s a day of sun, family, fireworks …
Hopeless relationship with time
As I watch my granddaughter play, it occurs to me how glorious it is that she has no sense of …
Back again
It occurs to me that coming back to writing after being away too long is like running into an old …
Portrayals of the female form
Perusing the portraits of women painted by the early masters in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in NYC, aroused in …
Art and life
Ever since I can remember, I was always worried about something. My father said if I wasn’t worried about something, …
Developing a taste for orchestral music
From childhood through maturity, I somehow missed an appreciation for classical music. I grew up against a rock ‘n roll …
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