“Don’t tell me you are still itching,” a friend said yesterday. “That is just terrible! What’s been happening?” I’d not seen her in a month, and while she was off gallivanting across the world, I was continuing my journey from one doctor to another. As a retired nurse, I ask myself, every minute, What if …
Addicted to what?
Just like that, last week I flirted with acquiring a new addiction. One that could seriously compromise my credit card. A one-step click that could turn expensive. But let me back track. I’ve worked hard over the years to combat my one major addiction: wedding cake. The cake thing started when I was a kid; …
Taste of Chicago – 2013
We went to the Taste last night, the second of the five-day day run this year. The crowds were manageable, the weather delightful, and the food its usual fun, varied, and yummy. Here's a taste of the Taste in a slide show: The Taste runs through Sunday, July 14. There is also lots of music, …
Couples Therapy in a Kayak
“We call it couple’s therapy,” the young fella said who was orienting us to the art of paddling a tandem kayak. “Either you make it or you don’t,” he added, laughing. As we stood next to the Chicago River last Saturday, my husband, Marv, and I laughed along. I remembered when we’d tried to take …
Garage Sale Brings Tears
It was only a garage sale, for Pete’s sake. So, what are the tears about? I sit at home this morning with wet eyes. I’m trying to clean up the usual accumulation on my desk, but instead I’m crying. Why? Because I’m sifting through the photos from last weekend on my phone. My husband and …
Printers Row Lit Fest – Chicago 2013 – The Power of Stories
Stories helped me grow up without racial prejudice. In the forties, when I was little, my dad would tell me stories at bedtime. His characters were Inky and Licorice; they lived in my all-white world, and we had the same adventures. Without giving these little boys a label, I knew, perhaps by their names, that …
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U of Chicago – Degree and Certificate Program Convocation Ceremony – 2013
The only thing I know is that I don't know. A thought attributed to Plato or Socrates (From my notes the last day of class, June 4, 2013)Today I want to give thanks for the University of Chicago's Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults. And thanks for retirement years to be able to do …
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A Tribute to a Life of Humility and Caring and Faith
"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."---Thomas Campbell. Thus read the bottom of the commemoration card yesterday at the service we attended for one of our pastors. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection in Celebration of the Life of John. H. Boyle Think of a warm, gentle, quiet man who …
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And what is so rare as a day in June?
Today is the first of June. I'm ready for summer. Are you? How was your winter? Did you itch away like I did most of mine? If you follow this blog, you will know I contracted scabies in late January and was thankful to get prompt medical care because the itching was the most intense …
Write Along with Me 