When the battle is won
People say I have a good attitude about this leukemia thing. I try too. And most of the time I succeed. But, to be honest, down deep inside there is more going on than (Read More)
Category: Thoughts
Escape at the movies
Are you like me? Do you enjoy movies? Are they as good an escape for you as they are for me? When I watch one I like to turn up the sound and completely (Read More)
2014 is upon us!
Happy New Year all! Maybe it’s just me, but I finally got used to writing 2013 on everything. Now it’s going to be 2014 and I have to start all over trying to remember. (Read More)
A Refuge
By my many references in this blog to sailing, you have probably figured out that I like being near the water. It can’t be fresh lake water, it has to be briny seawater. I (Read More)
Family home for Christmas
Hi all. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was great. The best moment was when we were all seated around the dinner table. All three of my grandchildren, my daughter and her (Read More)
’till Spring
Beside our driveway, near the trees, she sits high on her perch waiting. The north wind blows hard under her belly. Her keel is dry and the tiller useless. Wind and waves mean nothing (Read More)
A note to our caregivers
I want to write a note to the spouses, partners, parents, siblings, and children who live with, care for, and love us. It’s true we live with the possibility of death, but you are (Read More)
My brave Dad
We took our grandkids to Pioneer Park in Ferndale, WA where you can see several renovated buildings from the early 19th and 20th centuries. We saw homes, an old postoffice, a store, and (Read More)
Birthday
Today is my birthday. Since 1951 I’ve been taking birthdays for granted. Just another year, no big deal. Then all of a sudden I’m 62. How the heck did that happen? Wasn’t it just (Read More)
What we consume
A lot of our health, both emotionally and physically, is determined by what we consume. It’s not just the food we eat. It’s much more than that. The dictionary gives four definitions for the (Read More)
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