February 28 , 2024 /

QUALITY OF LIFE REVISITED

(Featured photo: Courtesy of Beth Macdonald) For those of us in our later years, we know what Atul Gawande means as he documents the importance of the quality of life in his book, “Mortality: Medicine and What Matters in the End” Atul talked with Juergen Bludau, a geriatrician, who told him the job of any

read more

February 18 , 2024 /

CHILE CON FRUTAS

I am not a vegetarian nor a rabid carnivore. I believe in moderation in eating and am fortunate to enjoy an inclusive, diverse diet .  Given a choice between meat or fresh fruits and veggies, I will take the latter.  Carne (meat, especially beef) plays large in the diets and menus in Argentina and Chile. 

read more

November 27 , 2023 /

GET READY, SET, GO

(Orig Nov 2013. Rev 11/27/23) Last night was the full moon known as the Beaver Moon.  I did not know for sure why it was called that so I looked it up in the Old Farmer’s Almanac, a trusted source for many years, and here’s what it said, “Full Beaver Moon – November. “This was

read more

November 11 , 2023 /

SHIFTING GEARS

* Featured image is our Ford Escape’s gear shift dial selector, no more stick or handle.   Having just passed 700 blog posts for the past 12 years, I decided to capitalize on what I have written, mused about, and shared with others without regard for the Oxford comma. I intend to review these posts

read more

October 28 , 2023 /

COMFORT IN THE MIDST OF STRESS

In what many are calling “harrowing times” where do you go and what do you do to find comfort, a measure of solace and peace?   It has been a stressful week for people who care.   It could be a personal issue such as a serious illness or death of a loved one, a national

read more

October 19 , 2023 /

IN THE AUTUMN OF LIFE

When I divide my life into four parts, regardless of years, it is childhood, early adulthood, mature adulthood, and the elder stage.  There are times for each stage. While they might seem arbitrary or fixed to others, I link them to transitions, moving from one stage to another. The seasons of change.   My childhood ended

read more