Our close friends, who have retired in Spain, came back this summer to sell the home they had lived in for 30 years. Needless to say, 30 years of sifting through accumulated memories and purging possessions no longer needed is no small feat and there were many times they were caught up in old photos…
Category: parenting
Oh, the Times, They Are….
In 1965, recording artists, The Byrds, released a record called “Turn, Turn, Turn”, a tune that grabbed the hearts of many. The song espoused the reality that for every ying there is yang or something to that effect. Adapted entirely from the Bible’s Book of Ecclesiastes and put to music by Pete Seeger in 1959,…
Metamorphosis
The Vernal Equinox yesterday prompted the northern hemisphere to change from winter to spring. The one constant in life that keeps us moving forward one step at a time is change. Life pushes us forward whether we comply or not. Change is wonderful. Change is terrifying. Change is not for the faint of heart. It…
Tattoo
Life experience marks us in many intricate ways. Tattoos are one way to record the journey.
A Thousand Cranes
My son and daughter-in-law have just returned from their honeymoon in Japan. In their account of their amazing and extensive travels, they told me about the Children’s Peace Monument at ground zero in Hiroshima and the young girl who inspired it. Suddenly familiar memories came flooding back. In the early 80’s I was enthralled with…
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