Latest Reflections
Woo-Woo #3, part three
This concludes the story that began two weeks ago and continued last week... Roy was bent over the generator, fiddling. He heard me and looked up. “It won’t start. Sorry. I can go to town and...
Woo-Woo #3, part two
This continues the story from last week... The cabin I booked on airbnb was on a Christmas tree farm. The asphalt drive was freshly sealed, and I took it down to a neat gray house with a fieldstone...
Woo-Woo #3, part one
It was the last leg of the long drive from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Whitewater, Michigan. On the interstates, I amused myself by calculating the car-to-truck ratio. Google maps became unhappy with me on...
Her Mind Can No Longer Keep Her Secrets
My parent’s marriage was troubled from the start, which can happen when each person thinks the other is going to save them. My mother wanted my father to save her from a future as a farm wife. My...
My Brother Met His Mother
My brother Eric met his birth mother. He drove from Maryland to Pennsylvania, then stayed in a hotel the night before they were to meet. The next morning, he met his birth mother and his...
Gary Lessis’s Vision
The American Pro Pickleball tournament was in Cincinnati a couple of weeks ago, for the first time ever. CBS Sports broadcast the event. They played at Sawyer Point, on the courts across from my...
Got enough love?
When my husband died and other changes followed, The Love Bucket helped me figure out how to bring more love into my life. If you’d like an objective method to increase the level of love in your life, this guide is for you!
