December 2023

Joy

The Joy of NYC

 Well I didn’t get to go to New York, but my daughter did for two days. The trip was originally to be a mother – daughter junket for her best friend, however, her girlfriend’s mother didn’t have enough time on her passport – 6 months, so she couldn’t go. Katherine bought the tour package from […]

Joy

The Joy of NYC

 Well I didn’t get to go to New York, but my daughter did for two days. The trip was originally to be a mother – daughter junket for her best friend, however, her girlfriend’s mother didn’t have enough time on her passport – 6 months, so she couldn’t go. Katherine bought the tour package from

Camino, Joy

The Joy of Purgatory….

…OK it’s really not a Joy. I have had to start doing exercises, which I hate with a passion, to overcome some Camino setbacks. The worst has been Plantar Fasciitis. It’s foot pain caused by overweight – read backpack and needs to be addressed. Purgatory #1 – exercise. I hate it – them. But I

Camino, Joy

The Joy of Purgatory….

…OK it’s really not a Joy. I have had to start doing exercises, which I hate with a passion, to overcome some Camino setbacks. The worst has been Plantar Fasciitis. It’s foot pain caused by overweight – read backpack and needs to be addressed. Purgatory #1 – exercise. I hate it – them. But I

Joy

49 and counting…

 I have 49 posts describing my Joy(s) for 2023. That would be like 49 pieces of paper in a Joy Jar – one for each week of the year so far. So yes, it has been a joyous year to date.  This week has been a little slow though in the Joy department. The sun

Joy

49 and counting…

 I have 49 posts describing my Joy(s) for 2023. That would be like 49 pieces of paper in a Joy Jar – one for each week of the year so far. So yes, it has been a joyous year to date.  This week has been a little slow though in the Joy department. The sun

music

Frisson

 This is a new word for me. I ran across it in a random post on FB. I couldn’t resist reading more, because it has a lot to do with music and I am consumed by music on my walks. Frisson is the name for those goosebumps you get when you hear a particular piece

music

Frisson

 This is a new word for me. I ran across it in a random post on FB. I couldn’t resist reading more, because it has a lot to do with music and I am consumed by music on my walks. Frisson is the name for those goosebumps you get when you hear a particular piece

words

Of serials – and cereals

I came across a peculiar piece of syntax in the newspaper the other day. It was in an obituary about a very interesting woman, who had let an amazing life. In the litany of activities she had accomplished was the note that she was a serial “marrier”- meaning, I presume, that she had had several

words

Of serials – and cereals

I came across a peculiar piece of syntax in the newspaper the other day. It was in an obituary about a very interesting woman, who had let an amazing life. In the litany of activities she had accomplished was the note that she was a serial “marrier”- meaning, I presume, that she had had several

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