Nature XXVII, Autumn
by Emily Dickinson
The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry’s cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I’ll put a trinket on.

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You will think me old fashioned, I fear. But I cannot help it. Though I use a computer (or two) every day, I am a devotee of the mechanical letter-making device known as the typewriter. I own … hmm…. five? Well, as of today, make that six. I scored a Smith Corona Coronet Automatic 12 (electric, late 60s?), […]

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I woke again to overcast skies. At least it was warm enough that the heat didn’t kick on like it has for the past several mornings.
Since the day we arrived home almost three weeks ago, I have been reminding myself that it is still summer. I find myself walking around my house and turning on lights […]

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Today is my sister’s birthday. Sis, I hope you had a very good one. You deserve the finest in life - loyal friends, embracing family, deep love. You are one of my very favorite people on Earth.

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Last night, a thunderstorm rolled through our area just as I was trying to fall asleep. My drowsy, almost-asleep time is when my mind, free of the constraint of daytime logic, begins to imagine all the horrible scenarios that could befall our children. Usually, these visions, from which I have to rouse myself by sitting […]

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Today is the 133rd Run for the Roses. Happy Derby Day!
I love horses. I love horse racing. Part of me thinks perhaps I should not love horse racing as much as I do. I have only to recall the sickening images from last year’s Preakness to fuel my doubts about the sport of kings. Yet, horse […]

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Whew… we’ve made it to our “smallest positive integer requiring three syllables in English”-th anniversary. Congratulations to us! Much has happened in the years since our beautiful wedding day. I can’t help but think of the people who have arrived in our lives (kids, lots of kids! nephew! neices!) and the people who sadly have […]

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Loathing is perhaps too strong a word. Then again, in the moment, perhaps that’s exactly what it is. The dichotomy is not unique to our relationship, yet the reality of it takes my breath away. It has been raining for days, and chilly too, so not a lovely spring rain for frolicking. It is spring […]

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