Friday Five as I “Hold Space”. . . .

A Friday Five post as I continue to think about what I want to write here.  I’ve always had nigglings of discomfort about the privilege my blog represents and my self-consciousness about that is greater…

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May Reading

I began this post a week ago Monday, but then found myself unable to complete it. I’ve spent the ten or twelve days since debating whether I’ll continue blogging at all, wondering about the value…

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Between Speech and Silence. . .

Just to say that I am here, listening and reading and watching in horror and hope, as I know you are. I just watched and listened to John Boyega’s impassioned speech to a huge crowd…

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Paris and Poppies and a Pondering or Two. . . .

Sunny today again, and again the thermometer will climb into the low 20s. Very pleasant. Warmer than it was last week when I wore this comfortable combo.  Yeah, I might be guilty of defaulting to…

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Instead of Sicily. . . .

This would have been our fourth week in Sicily. We’d just be settling into our AirBnB in Palermo, getting ready to explore the famed markets of that Mediterranean city. We’d be tracking the progress of…

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.