Recently I’ve been more aware of the passage of time in several different ways. Since quarantine began, every morning when I look in the mirror and start brushing my teeth, I think, “I remember yesterday morning when I did the… Read More ›
friends
SUMMER FRIENDS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I recently wrote a blog about old friends; people who knew you when you were a lot younger and who shared a part of your life that doesn’t exist anymore. That got me thinking. Why do some people become ‘old… Read More ›
WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS – Rich Paschall
A Return to France, by Rich Paschall When you have been to Paris, you will likely hope that you can return someday. It is just a little sprinkle of magic that the city puts upon tourists and part-timers. There are… Read More ›
HELLO, WE’RE HERE! – Rich Paschall
Now What? by Rich Paschall What do you do when friends come to visit? Do you plan a nice dinner? Do you stay in and cook or do you go out? Do you plan some activities or do you go… Read More ›
AN EARLY VISIT – Garry Armstrong
It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. That lends itself to our professional sports teams and our current financial dilemma. Our Boston Red Sox are almost officially eliminated from postseason play. The lamentations about the… Read More ›
NOT THE BUCKET LIST – Rich Paschall
Things To Do, by Rich Paschall Perhaps you have a “bucket list.” You know, things you must do before you “kick the bucket.” That is to say before you die. Such lists seem to be popular with middle-aged and older… Read More ›
BUT ANYONE COULD DO IT … Marilyn Armstrong
We all have friends who do stuff we can’t do. They make a perfect pie crust and the filling is great, too. They build and refinish their furniture. They tune the car and rewire the basement on Saturday afternoon and… Read More ›
THE COMMUNITY EVENT – Rich Paschall
Do You Have The Time? by Rich Paschall There are plenty of community organizations that will grab your time, if only you let them. They want you for a variety of tasks and the really organized organizers will stalk you… Read More ›
A GRADUAL CONGREGATION – Marilyn Armstrong
It turns out, there are a lot of variations of congregate meaning “to get together, join together, group together, party hearty.” With some fish, it also means collaboration to make baby fish. Or is that conjugation? But there is no… Read More ›
SORRY ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIP THING – Marilyn Armstrong
So, you ask, why can’t we be friends? There are so many reasons. For one thing, you live on the other side of the world and we don’t even have a bus or a taxi in this town. You know… Read More ›
GOATS, CATS, AND ROCKING CHAIRS – Marilyn Armstrong
Out yesterday at the farms by the river. Taking pictures. Garry took a bunch too, as did Ben. We have three views of the same scenes. Using three different cameras. Ben has the Pen-F and I am SO envious. Garry… Read More ›
BACK WHEN WE HAD A BIT MORE ENERGY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Energy As I type this, my friend Ben up from Arizona is snoring softly on the sofa. All three dogs are asleep. Amazingly, I’m NOT asleep … but I don’t seem to sleep much. Not sleeping is… Read More ›
