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 […]

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

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 led an amazing life. In the litany of achievements she had accomplished was the note that she was a serial “marrier”- meaning, I presume, that she had had several

Joy, reality

The Joy of Friends.

This week has been difficult. We had to put our 19-year-old cat down. Hunter had lost the use of his hind legs and I couldn’t bear to see him struggle. He’d had a good life and we will miss him. On the day of his demise, I had coffee with a friend. It was an

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