I was on a late afternoon walk in my little town and suddenly I smelled someone barbecuing with briquettes. Then the smell of fresh mown grass registered and I heard late summer crickets and children playing in the distance and thought of my folks. I...
I was standing in front of Baby who was sleeping peacefully on her cat tree. Suddenly, out of my mouth popped a startling statement, “Gosh I like you.” Perhaps this sentiment doesn’t sound startling to you, but the word “gosh” isn’t part of my current...
Having a challenge with online dating? Here’s a sweet short film and some inspiration by the talented Jenna Beressi, who wrote and stars in the film, directed by Leah Curney, edited by Sathya Vijayendran among others, who all created this film while in quarantine: What an...
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Galloping Sheep herding Crazy cat Sinuous and Slinky: Winding Mincing Stalking Leaping and Pouncing Sashay Floppy and coy Jackie Chan When I was young, I worked for a summer to save up the money to get a ten-speed bike. My childhood home was in a...
The night I came face to face with God was sweet and yet ordinary enough. It had been one of those glorious high pressure Indian summer days in September and Shya and I decided that after our work was done we would head down to...
It is only on occasion that Baby will climb upon my chest while I am laying down to take a nap or at night as I am heading off to sleep. But when she does, it is almost always with a deep rumbling purr. I’m...
Baby has transformed our approach to day-to-day activities – formerly known as chores. Each day as we make the bed, she rushes to join in. She loves to take part, pouncing on the sheets and happily being covered by the blanket, only to leap out...
I keep a feather in my eyeglass case. I used to have a small, downy, bald eagle feather but that one flew away without my noticing it. I treasured it for a year and a half before it’s departure. I guess it was ready for...
One week before we adopted Baby, our friend Dagmar emailed us. She was scheduled to attend Magical Relationships, our online weekend seminar, and had a special request. Her husband, Bjoern, is a physician and at that time he worked nights in the ICU tending to...