Why is this happening to me? Something has gone terribly wrong. Tears are falling now. Doesn’t he realize how painful this is? It was a weekday morning, post-retirement. My husband…
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“Remind me of a love that is good and let the warmth of it tug loose a memory of being seen and loved, even cherished by a familiar, knowing face.…
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“Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.” – Ancient Kenyan proverb Straw or Burger? When I…
">Read moreI’m sitting in my recliner at home on a Wednesday evening. My phone rings. That’s rare (it’s usually a buzz from a text or a ding from a Polo). I…
Read moreI did my version of a power hour yesterday. In the middle of my regular tasks, I scheduled in an hour for six different projects—some large, some small—and set a…
Read moreThe train tracks were a few miles from my childhood home, but deep in the night, when the house was quiet, I could occasionally hear the train whistle blow. I’d…
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