Allons Y: We’re off to Paris
Dear Friends, FINALLY, today is our departure day, and I’m overwhelmed with so many feelings. I miss my friend Sharon Tyson who has for so many years taken us to the airport. It was part of our tradition, but she is now in Tucson. BUT my wonderful friend and golfing buddy Barbara Buice has stepped […]
Paris Preparation: Four Days and Counting
This morning I feel a little like I’ve been put through a meat grinder. To bed at 8:30pm and awake at 1:30…ugh! Definitely, my body clock is out of sync but I will persist. On my walk this morning, I was reflecting on how very lucky I am at this stage of life (OLD) to […]
Preparing for Paris, Chapter 2
Our preparations for Paris continue! What might you ask does this entail? stopping the newspaper dealing with mail delivery finding someone to take care of house plants getting an updated car tag securing symphony tickets so others can use them. calling all credit card companies with travel dates so that our cards will not be […]
Preparing for Paris on the Clock
Today is the official start of our trip to Paris for 2014. It is the first day of acclimating our body clocks on Paris time which is seven hours ahead of us here in Alabama. Tonight and every night before leaving, we will go to bed an hour earlier than the previous night and get […]
Another name for Caregiving: Aloneness
As you may see from my web site, I have written a book of meditations for caregivers. Having been one for almost a year with my dear mother, I remember with eerie starkness, how alone I felt. I gave and gave and gave and had nothing coming in to refuel my soul. That’s why I […]
Vendanges-De-Montmartre
As our journey to Paris gets closer and closer, we are excited about one thing in particular, the wine festival at Montmartre on the first weekend in October. In case you don’t know, there are lovely grape vineyards on the back side of the mountain and years ago, this was a fruitful harvest. Now it […]
Missing Paris Plages
Every year from mid-July to mid-August, the river Seine in Paris is invaded with tons of sand, beach chairs, beach umbrellas, and hordes of sun-ready Parisians in speedos and bikins. No one is allowed in the water, but all else resembles a beach or Plages. There’s nothing more fun to do in the summer than […]
Volunteering at Alzheimer Daycare Center
Every Friday when I am in town, I spend part of my day at the Alzheimer Daycare Center at my church. What an amazing experience this has been for me. It is my first time to have any interaction with Alzheimer’s. Here are some observations. –The staff is dedicated, always positive, loving but firm. […]