Miles and smiles
We are marking six weeks in our new digs, the dogs and I are getting into the groove of condo living and life at the beach. We aren’t getting off to the super early morning starts anymore – the daily six AM dog party in the unit above us has become old hat – we […]
Act three
The ocean was like glass yesterday morning, I noticed three kayakers and a guy on a paddle board in the distance – none of them seemed to disturb the water. I watched a few aggressive black birds trying to intimidate a lone eagle – ruffians, thugs – with one flap of the eagle’s enormous wings […]
Walking the dog
The ocean looked different this morning – deeper, if that’s possible. The tide was high and the clouds low, the horizon disappearing into a hazy grayness above the water. The world was monochrome – all memory and possibility seemed to hang in that mist over the waves. I take this walk every morning – […]
The old girl on the new block
So it turns out I might be the old girl on this new block, not that this is a bad thing. I’ve been hanging out with young people on the regular for years – my kids are young people, they married young people and a couple of them have produced even younger people of their […]
A change is as good as a rest
I can feel myself changing in this new place. A month ago I was tripping on boxes and movers, this three room house was a three ring circus. Today I find myself sitting in the quiet of the morning, one dog at my feet and the other by my side. It’s taken us exactly one […]
Lucky-ness
I was walking the dogs early this Mother’s Day morning, thinking about my mother and her mother and my children and their children. And counting my blessings. I am one lucky mother and I have been lucky all my life – I am blessed. An unusual sensation washed over me as I admitted my lucky-ness […]
Thank you Facebook
I love the nudges Facebook gives me – if one of my Facebook friends is having a birthday I get a gentle reminder. I’m a more thoughtful friend with Facebook in my corner. I also get reminded about things I’ve posted in the past; pictures, forwards and today of an announcement I made two years […]
In the quiet of an evening
The dogs and I spent a quiet evening at home last night, the first of what I’m certain will be many once I get settled and things settle down. I sat on familiar furniture, surrounded by familiar things in an unfamiliar place. Although he has never walked in this front door I feel like he […]
Today I Choose Happiness
Although I’m feeling more settled with every passing day it still hits me in the face sometimes – this is where I live now, I’m never going home – and my heart aches. The aching is for something that doesn’t exist anymore and I try to put a lid on it before it has its […]
Eleven days in…
I’m feeling a little more settled every day – I’m still dealing with boxes and unpacking but making progress. I think I’m going to like this place a lot once I get used to the changes in my life. Trying to create a new routine for the dogs is proving a bit of a challenge. […]