Music and Cats

This is my entry for Blogging for Books #3. The theme for this month is Adaptation; Jay asked folks to “write about a time when you struggled to adapt to a major change in your life.”
The doctor walks into the waiting room. He looks worried. He sits down next to me, and tells me […]

The buildings that I most love are spiritual places, those that recognize and nurture the soul. While I am not, at this point in my life, conventionally religious, I am drawn to religious architecture.
In the woods near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, stands my favorite building in this country, if not the world. This chapel, called Thorncrown, […]

One of the running jokes around our house is that I am unable to use the espresso maker. It�s not that Paul has never shown me how. He has - more than once - demonstrated all of the steps involved in transforming coffee beans and cold milk into a delicious, foamy, caffeinated treat. And, once […]

We bought our 1908 house for many reasons, among them a great neighborhood, wide front porch, oak floors, and leaded glass windows. That the house has a full basement was not one of those reasons, but the basement - specifically the part that I think of as the cellar - now has a special place […]

This morning, Paul couldn’t find his Live Strong wristband. He had placed it on his nightstand before going to sleep, along with his watch and Medic-Alert bracelet. As he was on his way out the door, I handed him my band, and set out to recover his.
(We both wear the bright yellow bracelets, would wear […]