Building a case….for a perfect life

One thing that I've noticed, in both myself and in others, is the tendency to build a case against the present "difficulty" in hopes of leaving it behind. Every romantic relationship that I ended, I first thought I needed to build a case against him: he was unavailable emotionally or too needy, too boring and…

Time-less beauty

As I was leaving the post office in Manchester VT yesterday, I noticed the sweetest little face looking at me from the passenger seat of a car parked in the lot.  This little dog (dressed in a holiday sweater and snuggled up in a soft dog bed) was sitting in such an alert posture (obviously…

Time for Living

I've always had an odd tendency to think of myself as older than I am. If someone asks me my age,  I've noticed my response is, "I'll be 57 this year", or if it's about my sons, I'll give their ages as "Going to be...." This didn't really bother me until the other day I…

time to leave the past in the past, and see with new eyes

Jack loves taking back roads and finding the longest possible way to get from one place to another...he is a true meanderer. When I was first dating him, we went out for a ride one day and I really had to go to the bathroom, so I suggested that we go directly back to his…

Why wait? Admit the greatness of today

A couple of days ago, We went tubing on the Battenkill River. You never know, here in the northeast, how many hot days there will be, so when the forecast says 90 degrees and sunny, if we can, we go tubing. Half way through the trip, one of our friend's tube sprung a leak. We…

Too much information

Last evening, I heard a mew outside. I knew that it wasn't one of our cats (or our neighbor's cats). It was the cry of a kitten, but I couldn't see it. I went outdoors, in the fading light, trying to see if I could locate the direction of the crying and caught a glimpse…

a beautiful moment

3 days ago, I was walking into Hannaford grocery store, and this little girl was coming out. I heard her before I saw her. As the big inner doors were sliding to the sides, giggling was pouring out . I then saw the balloons and the happiest little person holding all of the strings. I…