I was born 50 years ago today. My birthday fell on Thanksgiving Day and my sisters still remember Aunt Lily taking over on the Thanksgiving Day meal as dad took mom to Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana for my birth. My sisters still remember getting the phone call from dad [...]
Mindful Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle in the haystack of light. It was what I was born for - to look, to listen, to lose myself inside this soft world - to [...]
Every day this week, I have celebrated my big birthday to be! On Monday, Linda and Cathy took me out for lunch at Etta's near Pike Place Market. We had a wonderful time and I felt so celebrated by them! We enjoyed a lunch of crab cakes, the best of [...]
The reading last Saturday at Quetzalcoatl Gallery on Beacon Hill was a great experience. I really think it was a success, even if only a total of eight people showed up (including readers and gallery owner). The subject of the reading and art exhibit is "A Book About Death", [...]
The third annual Italian Film Festival, featuring contemporary films from Italy, is happening right now! It started on Wednesday and runs until tomorrow. The past two years, I bought passes and attended every single film shown. This time around I got to see only 4 films (on Wednesday and Thursday [...]