low gear
Mosey – to walk or move in a leisurely manner We are a month into this self isolation thing and Chester and I have discovered something new about ourselves – we know how to mosey. I know that doesn’t sound like a big deal but in the seven years Chester and I have been walking together […]
The COVID19 Nineteen
I guess there’s comfort in the fact most of us are doing it; staying at home, watching too much television and wearing a path from the couch to the refrigerator. We are eating out of boredom, bingeing on Netflix and gaining weight at alarming rates – so much so the problem has been deemed a syndrome […]
A Whoosh of Sadness
I was walking the dog on this beautiful spring morning – birds were singing, flowers blooming and the ocean was as smooth as glass – and my heart was breaking. I had such whoosh of sadness I felt embarrassed. I tried to focus on the beauty around me but kept falling back into a pit of despair. The […]
Two Years
Earlier this week marked the second anniversary of my husband’s passing. I wondered for days around the date if I should write about it or not – I finally decided to just let it be and gave myself permission to feel it without sharing it. I’ve shared a lot about this journey over the past […]
Making History
Remember when we used to talk about the weather? Remember when we’d complain about the rain or the price of gas or the traffic? We don’t do that anymore. I used to put on makeup every morning before I walked the dogs. I don’t do that anymore either. Times have changed. We are living in a defining moment – […]
Passing the time
I was smearing peanut butter on a rice cake yesterday when it occurred to me I wasn’t hungry – I ate it anyway. I like the sensation of my teeth pushing through a rice cake, it reminds me of chewing pencils – the peanut butter was a bonus. I’ve been doing a lot of mindless eating these […]
Creative Captivity
I unintentionally self isolated before it was fashionable – I was way ahead of the curve. I came down with a nasty cold a few weeks ago and took to my bed – by the time I stepped back into the world all hell had broken loose. I immediately checked my toilet paper situation (which was fine) […]
The Widow Club
I woke up yesterday thinking about all the widows I know – an odd thought to have first thing in the morning, but there you go. I took a mental tally and counted a dozen with very little effort – a dozen women I know well enough to have lunch with – I was shocked. Then I […]
New friends
I remember the first new friend I made after my mother died – it was a remarkable experience, extraordinary in its simplicity. I sat down beside a woman at a Little League baseball game and we began to chat. Our sons were both nine at the time and playing on the same team, both of our […]