It was a dreary rainy day today. I was home alone. …..I hesitate to say this because it’s become such a cliche about bloggers–but I was still in my pajamas in mid-afternoon when the doorbell rang. Actually I found out later it rang. I didn’t hear it because our doorbell doesn’t work unless you’re standing […]
Ripple effect
I discovered art by accident—late in life—when I took my son to a shop called Glazes, where you paint your own ceramics. Painting helped me forget about cancer; before long I was hooked. While painting, I liked to float off into my own zone—and at first I was VERY insecure about my artistic ability. A woman named […]
Not a Hallmark moment
You can buy a card for pretty much anything—any possible event or emotion. From having a baby to having a hysterectomy, Hallmark has something to hit the spot. Today marks a hallmark in my life so by rights it should be a Hallmark day. But I don’t think I’d find an appropriate card I could […]
You had me at hello
I still say it when I answer the phone. I’ve been saying “hello” way too long to stop now. Even though I know who’s calling. I could say anything I want. Only I don’t. I keep saying “hello.” That’s when I pick up the phone. Which is getting more sporadic and less automatic. This is not just […]
A great day with the gynecologist
To get what happened today, you have to get where I’m coming from. I was 45 years old. I had two children. I had breast cancer. My prognosis was terrible. I couldn’t think of anything else. 24/7 doesn’t even describe it. I was obsessed. Possessed. Cancer invaded my brain just like it invaded my body. […]
Out of Africa
My husband and I saw the documentary made by Don Cheadle, called Darfur Now, about the plight of the refugees from Sudan. A week later, we’re casually talking over dinner when out of nowhere, V says he wants to go to Africa to do something to make a difference. It wasn’t idle talk; V was determined, it […]
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