This pandemic life has changed us. We are mostly housebound since Tom’s hospitalization in 2017 for a spinal cord injury. Oh, we can travel, get out, but that is limited. But now, no gym, no lunches, no shopping, no Mass, the lack of socialization is impactful. So, the huge benefit of pandemic life, for me,…
PANDEMIC LIFE
Terrifying unless you are surrounded by your own family, in your own house, eating all your favorite foods. We are fortunate, and so are our children and their children. And we are lucky to be able to ‘see’ our children and grands. In a recent FaceTime conversation with E, a happy and securely loved five…
Renewal
It’s not enough to want to write. It’s not enough to write in your head–although that is usually very good writing. Why do I write? I’m not a good speller. I am a lousy proofreader. My English methodology is sketchy at best. And Latin did not help. Attending the NYC mid winter conference last weekend was that push to…
every book should be….
I have been a reader of mysteries since, well, I don’t remember not reading them. And I love how each author makes their journey from problem to solution differently. Some are better than others. When I was growing up Nancy Drew remained pretty much the same and it was the plots that were unique. Now,…
The swallows….
Yesterday was the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. A little research led me to the fact that it wasn’t until 1955 that Pius the XII declared March 19 his feast day. Hmmm, right smack dab in the middle of the twentieth century. How about that! Besides fond memories of Capistrano in March (usually…