Musings and More…
Busy Busy Busy
Being busy may have allowed the introduction of new ideas that would not have been allowed if I was thinking like a writer, but easily allowed by my social and non-guarded mind.
Feeling Safe
I was with friends yesterday when the television news announced the crash of a helicopter on the roof, and resulting fire, of a mid-Manhattan high rise on Seventh Avenue; and that the pilot died. We all breathed-in sharply and were blindsided again; all made differing...
Preparation for D-Day
On June 5, 1944, Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower gives the order of the day "Full victory - nothing else" to paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division at the Royal Air Force base in Greenham Common, England, three hours before the men board their planes to...
Holiday Recovery
I have been here before. You probably have, also. After five days of indolent sitting by our beach on Cape Cod Bay on a protected deck with masses of company mostly comprised of young people in their twenties, I must now face the reality of work and normal living. Our...
Perennials vs Annuals and Choosing Books
I traveled the area today looking for 'what to plant' around my home. It is a mystery, though nothing to do with murder, how after I see the same plants repeatedly in different garden centers, I am better able to visualize their import for my garden. Repetition works...
The Absent Spring
So still as I complain I am grateful. I was forced by the weather to pay attention to duty given that playtime was more limited. I sincerely hope that Spring is arriving this weekend as i attend my Hadley’s graduation. Maybe nature will be gifted to her for her graduation.
Pain and Suffering
Do you sometimes wonder how people who are faced with chronic suffering cope? Today I was visiting at a nearby hospital and observed the patients, doctors, nurses, and staff as they faced the reality of patients in various stages of suffering. There is the required...
Circa 1914 Living Room
The first owner of this middle European style home was waked in this same room. The second owner built a boat in this room and was required to remove the large windows not shown in this photo in order to remove the boat from the premises.
It’s finally 73 degrees and sunny in western Massachusetts
Look to the culture within which you were raised. Don’t think of it as better than other cultures, just think about the deep morality the generations before you trickled down to you.
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