Category Archives: relationships
And what about very old friends?
Today was brunch day for me and one of my old high school friends. We were out of touch for a very long time until just a couple of years ago, when he tracked me down. Turned out that he … Continue reading
Posted in aging, and everything, creativity, life, Reflecting, relationships, writing
Tagged aging, friends, gratitude, life, memories, musings, writing
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talking for the sake of talking
This is one of those weeks when I just don’t feel like working. Maybe I’m a little burned out on work right now; it does seem to happen with clock-like regularity. People come into my office every day and tell … Continue reading
Posted in and everything, blogging, Depression, language, life, Reflecting, relationships, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged blogging, deep dark secrets, Depression, life, musings, reflections, therapy, writing
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the unrevealed . . .
Why won’t I show my face? Who I am in this blog is the unadulterated, unretouched, unresolved ME. Elsewhere on the Internet, the professional person I become when I go to work can be found (and seen). Isn’t it interesting … Continue reading
Posted in aging, art, blogging, creativity, death, life, love, mindfulness, mortality, music, Reflecting, relationships, transitions, Uncategorized, women, writing
Tagged aging, art, blogging, creativity, death, life, Mark Knopfler, mindfulness, music, musings, painting, self-care, spirituality, women
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Wherein our protagonist contemplates her emotional universe . . .
I’ve been painting today. Oh frabjous joy! I finished the one that had been haunting my easel for the last several months, then started another one that I quickly came to loathe. I took it down because it annoyed me, … Continue reading
Posted in and everything, art, creativity, life, music, pain, rants, Reflecting, relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged "Kill to Get Crimson", art, creativity, Get Lucky, life, Mark Knopfler, music, painting, Sailing to Philadelphia, Strict Joy
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OF GUMS AND MUSH AND EVENTUAL DEATH . . .
I’m being haunted by snippets of movie dialogue. For the last five minutes I haven’t been able to get “You must cast it back into the fiery chasm from whence it came!” out of my head. I did watch the … Continue reading
Posted in aging, and everything, death, existential angst, life, love, mortality, Reflecting, relationships, the universe, transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, cats and their uses, death, Depression, gum surgery, health, life, LOTR, musings, reflections
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iPHONES, LONG SHOWERS, and THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MYSTERY
A week ago I bought an iPhone, replacing the pathetic little Nokia that came with my two-year contract for business phone service with AT&T. Resistant to the inexorable march of modern technology, I have always been the last kid on … Continue reading
Posted in and everything, culture, existential angst, language, life, mindfulness, nature, rants, relationships, the decline of western civilization, the universe, Uncategorized
Tagged brain, culture, iPhone, language, life, memories, mindfulness, musings, nature, reflections, technology
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG, THE GRASS HAS RZZZZZZ . . .
I can smell the freesia and roses from across the room. It’s not until I’ve gathered the first bouquet from our front yard that the disappearance of winter becomes palpable for me. It’s true that we’ve been lolling about in … Continue reading
Posted in and everything, beauty, life, loneliness, love, nature, Reflecting, relationships, transitions, Uncategorized, women
Tagged beauty, Dire Straits, divorce, life, memories, musings, reflections, springtime, transitions, women, writing
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My Funny Valentine
Tomorrow is my twelfth wedding anniversary. It wasn’t my idea to choose Valentine’s Day, it was my husband’s, and it shocked me at first. This is the man who gave me an emergency kit for my car for our anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, life, love, Reflecting, relationships, Uncategorized, women
Tagged anniversaries, blogging, cats, Depression, Funny Valentine, life, love, marriage, memories, musings, reflections, relationships
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art or evidence? 