Living In Place
New Year’s Affirmations, Not Resolutions
Affirmations, Not Resolutions I used to celebrate New Year's Eve in the accepted and conventional manner: I'd stay up till midnight, fortify my resolve with champagne, and vow to...
The End Is Where We Start From
One year ends, another starts; the end is where we start from. The things that ended in in my life 2018: My father’s death in July was the end of a long life. His death changed...
December Doldrums
After ten-days of guests and feasts at Thanksgiving, I declared this a no-Christmas year and thought I’d glide through the December Doldrums with full sails. But anticipating...
Giving Locally
GIVING LOCALLY My husband and I have come to believe in giving locally, because the closer to home we give, the further our money goes. Each year brings us up close and personal...
Average Age at Thanksgiving Plummets
The average age at our Thanksgiving table plummeted from 73 last year to 29 this. That’s a whopping drop of forty-four years – an entire generation, and then some. We had...
Promoting The Right To Play
Right To Play is a guest post by Naomi Shafer, the Executive Director of Clowns Without Borders - USA and appears here with permission. Please go to the original post to see...