I’ve had the joy of having my mother around for the past month. She hasn’t been able to make the trip before–you don’t exactly go places when you’re the primary caregiver for someone else—but she finally had the opportunity. And while her health is far from brilliant, it was strong enough to allow her to [...]
I like that song. You know the one, the 1965 song first performed by Cy Grant but which has been resurrected by a number of folks including Nina Simone, Jennifer Hudson, MUSE, and Michael Bublé. It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new life. And I’m feelin’ good. But then, I’ve also [...]
We’re back, and I’m finally catching up with the blog. It was a full sprint for the first couple of weeks after we walked in the door, and then—joy of joys—we lost phone and Internet for two full weeks. Telenor is the carrier, and after two weeks of negotiations and broken promises, I’ve come to [...]
I am alive. Like #5, I am alive. You’ve been neglected, I’m afraid, so let me catch you up. Grab your cuppa, because this promises to be a long one. January was busy. There was a quick visit to here . . . (Stone Mountain, Georgia) . . . just for the fun of it. [...]
I told Lois Moore recently that if I found that elusive genie, I was going to wish myself up a secretary or administrator to help me keep everything straight. Of course, I was in the middle of cleaning out the file cabinet and filing what was surely a year’s worth of accumulated notes and paperwork [...]