It’s June 29 today and we’re still waiting for summer to arrive. We have had a few warm-ish weekends so far but Gerry and I are eagerly anticipating warmer (oh please may it be so) ones to come. Meanwhile, despite our lack of sunshine and warm weather things in the garden have been progressing. I…
Month: June 2012
Friday Fave Five
I’ve got the day off from my regular job today and, as the weather is less-than-summery outside, I plan to do some work on my new book. My housekeeper comes this morning (Oh how blessed I am to have her!) so I’ll be heading out to my office at Starbucks for some concentrated writing time….
Perception is Reality
It’s ironic. When I was a kid pretending to be an old person I’d bend over, put my hand on my back, and complain, “Oh my aching back.” Thirty-seven years ago, when I was sixteen-years-old, I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis and underwent surgery to insert a Harrington rod in my back to prevent the…
Time: Your Choice
As Monday morning dawns and many of us step back into our regular daily routine we may find ourselves contemplating those things we didn’t have time to do during the weekend. The reality is that it’s often less a matter of having time or finding time, as it is making time to do those things….
Adoption Progress
I received an email today from the social worker who was instrumental in putting me in touch with my birth family in the mid 1980s. During his time with post-adoption services he had the privilege (yes, he referred to it as a privilege) of reuniting approximately 1000 adoptees with their birth families. He said many of the adoptees…