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Our Fall equinox will be celebrated in the northern hemisphere on September 23 rd. This day along with the spring equinox are the two days that the sun rises in due east and sets due west. In my Brazilian sister’s home, Sao Paulo, Brazil, the angle of the sun’s rising and setting are the sameContinue reading “The Autumn Equinox, September 18, 2023 421 words”

If you pay attention to random actions and interactions, you will start to see a pattern in your day. This is synchronicity, it is defined as, coincidences that appear to be related, but are not. For example, you are thinking of a person and they call you on the phone. Look up a recipe andContinue reading “Synchronicity , September 11, 2023. 398 words”

Last week, John and I had another couple visiting from out of town. We watched the wildlife fly, scamper and saunter throughout the afternoon.First came the starlings circling the trees to wait their turns at the feeder. As many as fifty of the little birds swirled, to find a perch at the feeder.Three squirrels chatteredContinue reading “Walk on the Wildlife Side, September 4th, 2023339 words”

“Mom, this fruit juice tastes funny.”My daughter complained.“Let me taste it.”Lifting the strawberry daiquiri to my nose, The strong aroma of dark rum assaulted my nostrils.Honey, I think you got the wrong drink.” “Lets try a virgin daiquiri.”In Aruba, there is no age limit for drinking. We all ordered virgin drinks. This was one ofContinue reading “A child’s view of Aruba 961 words. August 28,2023”

This article was first posted in the Blind Perspective in 2017.When I was in my early twenties, I was a part of a community theatre group. We performed musicals once a year in the local theatre.The first year, We put on the musical,”,”Brigadoon”. I was young enough to be cast as a dancer in theContinue reading “Blind Theatrics Ausust 21,2023. 394 words”

Last week, a hurricane passed south of the Hawaiian Island chain. Lightening strikes kindled fires in the dry foliage. Fueled by 60 mph winds, fires burned on all the Islands. The worst damage was seen on the island of Maui.We visited Maui in the winter of 2003. The island was known for it’s many pristineContinue reading “Maui, Then and Now, Paradise lost August 14, 2023 400 words”

Last week, a hurricane passed south of the Hawaiian Island chain. Lightening strikes kindled fires in the dry foliage. Fueled by 60 mph winds, fires burned on all the Islands. The worst damage was seen on the island of Maui.We visited Maui in the winter of 2003. The island was known for it’s many pristineContinue reading “Maui, Then and Now, Paradise lost August 14, 2023 400 words”

John and I have always been bike riders. I have ridden 10 speed bikes since my college days. After my daughter was born, my vision started to diminish. At first, I would ride following closely behind my husband’s lead. I couldn’t enjoy riding while I paid close attention to following another bike.When we moved fromContinue reading “Twenty Five years on a tandem , August 7, 2023 618 words”

For over 12 years, most of my siblings have gathered at my brother Brian’s cottage on the shore of Lake Michigan. There we tease, tell stories and remember the past.The first years included the head Bull, Dad Bruce. That year , all the siblings were present.My husband and I have not been to the weekendContinue reading “Sibling weekend July 31, 2023 280 words”

This past week would have been my brother Mike’s 75th birthday.He was the middle of three older brothers. He was six years older. Old enough to enjoy a little sister and young enough to have shared time together.In grade school, there was a time when Mike and Bob were on the basketball team. Craig wasContinue reading “Memories of a Brother July 24, 2023 656 words”