What I learned this week..

#1- Carpe Diem because life can really suck when you get old. Sometimes you reach this grey zone of inverse realities where the daily fight to stay alive keeps getting harder while the reasons to continue battling keep fading. Nothing too much you can do about it except live the heck out of every healthy,…

Wanna come out and play?

We just got back from three days off the ‘hamster wheel’ and I’m here to tell ya, it was INCREDIBLE. The prep for our mini-FL-KEYS-vaca required more work than usual, but I felt better being super cautious about our potential exposure to Covid which, let’s face it, can be minimized but is never really zero…..

“Knock, knock” “Who’s there?” “Grandma” “Grandma who?”

This is a story about two deaths in one week; one of them expected, one of them not, none of them Covid related. These two women were dear friends of my mother, one of them suffering for years with a collection of debilitating illnesses; the other one (at 83, the youngest in the group) a…

The Story of our Health

A dear neighbor came to our front door yesterday afternoon to show me a photo of a quilt she had made; she was not wearing a mask. I politely positioned myself in the far corner of the porch as she excitedly described how she had created her incredible work of art. I saw her lips…

Holding on through the tough times..

Let me set the scene: It’s about 98 degrees outside; humidity at rainforest level. My husband is digging 4 large holes for me next to the AC on the side of the house. I say “for me” because it was my idea to try and hide that ugly, grey, growling monster of an air conditioning…

Tapping into hidden reserves of motivation and self control.

Honey Crisp apples are on sale this week at our Florida grocery store.  Seems a bit early for apples, but I bit on the deal none the less. (Get it..? 😂) WOW!! Are they delicious! That’s one thing I will say about the lost summer of 2020, the produce has been off the chain.. 😜 ..Juicy peaches,…