Cows, Horses, and Truth

Oceanfront Pastures, Mendocino County, February 2011 The Spin CycleWhen our grandson Cadence was two, distinguishing between cows and horses challenged him. He’d point to a neighbor’s horse and say, “cow.” “Horsie,” I’d gently correct him. We’d drive by a herd of cattle and he’d say, “horsies.” “Cows,” I would remind him. Finally he developed a simple […]


A One-Two Punch

Returning to My Own Special WorkA funny thing happened on the trip from “post-surgical” to “practically all better”: Posting to my blog fell out of my routine. I wanted to write. I developed an impressive mental list of reasons why I couldn’t: The Easter season makes me quiet.Physical therapy consumes my time and energy.Healing is […]


A Timely Visit

Gathering on His ScheduleIn two previous posts I’ve written about our friend Steve’s visit and events leading up to that visit. As his time in our home drew to a close, my husband Rich’s daughter made plans to visit for the weekend. She expected to arrive on Friday. We were pleased, as we had hoped […]