13 February 2025 I was oot and aboot yesterday morning, doing errands in between the raindrops, or rain storms in my bailiwick.  Costco...

Veteran’s Day 2024 November of 2000 was a month I’ll never forget.   I’d moved into the Peach House in Newcastle two years earlier; I...

3 November 2024 Life in Wartime by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth I heard of a van loaded with weapons   It’s...

July 2024 Yes, it sure is darkest at that point in time.   I now tend to think of my life, creative and otherwise, in terms of Before The...

6 June 2024 Last night, I made a command decision about this summer, my summer.  I stated that I want to rest, relax, enjoy fun...

4 May 2024 Physics for Poets The Venturi Effect Yesterday, Dear Husband was explaining to me The Venturi Effect.  Not the Ventura Effect,...

Spring 2024 I like to get all my ducks lined up in a row whenever I approach a project, creative or otherwise.  During the past few...

11 October 2023 This afternoon, I sorted through a box of photographs from my early days as a mom. I’d had no idea how much fun I was...

Spring 2023 There are days, of late, when I dearly miss the days of my technical writing. Not the tech-writing per se, but the assembling...

End of 2020 I’ve been “on the road” during the past few years, not running, but living in the midst of uncertainties and the mini-storage...

17 December 2018 I awoke this morning at 7 or so. This awakening was not a matter of being fully awake. I did not open my eyes. My...

June 2018 There are times when I must break free from the past in order to create. The impulse, or desire, has, at times, caused more...

October 2017 This tribute is dedicated to the Russian Artist, an inspirational figure who has been the muse of many a writer. The...

December 2014 We try to get along. I believe, however, that the tension of a push-pull chemistry is necessary for maximum quality output!...