My husband and John Ritter
John Ritter suffered the same medical fate as my late husband, Charles. Thoracic aortic dissection is a wicked medical event that is not...
What I learned from Fred
Do you remember Fred? My pelican friend who so impressed me with his work ethic and get-up-and-do-what-you-gotta-do-attitude? Yesterday,...
Uncovered gems
In the Everglades area of Florida is Chokoloskee Island. Chokoloskee is a gem of a place, anchored by the quaint Everglades City just...
The rest of the story
The steeple of a tiny church across the canal from my temporary digs in southern Florida pushes its tiny cross toward the sky. I’ve been...
Listening for the whisper
I’m currently hanging around the Everglades area and so love a book I’m reading by Bill Lea. The title is “The Everglades” but the...
Lessons from a pelican
I’m sitting beside a neat little canal that runs off the Everglades. The sliver of water is at the moment serving as a runway. A brown...
Don't punish the cookie
My daddy was always a rock for me but never more so than in that first year after both my husband and my mother died, even though that...
Reshuffling
I must have the wisest friends because I am constantly stealing their thoughts. One recently shared with me her perspective of life…that...
