So many lovely surprises. Postcards, cards, letters, emails from friends I haven't talked to in a while---in some case years. Neighbors reaching out to help with grocery shopping. Groups setting up zooms. Best, this morning I received a video of my fourteen month old great-grandbabies (by once-removed-kin) dancing to Bolero. Life does go on--dancing.

I was walking my dogs this morning when I saw the three-year old twin boys on their twin swings, and heard their grandpa saying, "Up...Up." Across the street, I saw five-year Damien hosing down a truck tarp, his dad sitting in the truck's bed saying, "Good Job." I saw ten-year old Jason riding his bike … Continue reading COLLATERAL BLESSINGS VI

A true blessing....I have Denise Clark (Clarke Communications) on the other end of my internet teaching me how to blog!

My son, Ben, a software engineer, is working from home. Ben’s wife, Tami, is in the “front line” at the V.A.  My dogs need a walk, and I want to get out before it starts to rain my husband, Ernest, wants to stay home and talk to his daughter in Maine while she is free … Continue reading COLLATERAL BLESSINGS IV

Yep. Binge watching “Love is Blind.”

For many years I have said the “Serenity Prayer” --- God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. But, now, five days into sequester because of the corona virus outbreak, I feel the prayer.  I am … Continue reading Collateral Blessings II

When I heard the news of the “war” on the corona virus, I did what I always do when confronted with seemingly insurmountable troubles: I slept. I slept nearly the entire week-end, sequestered at home with my cat, two dogs, husband, food, heat and Wi-Fi. This morning, gratefully, I woke up with my “optimism gene” … Continue reading Collateral Blessings I