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ahh to remember…
It was 41 years ago today we were married. Not an auspicious anniversary but every one is to be appreciated. I remember my Grandparents’ and my Parents’ 40th celebrations. Our own last year was completely different than those two as many of our life decisions have been. And while last year was carefully planned and…
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eyes of the beholder…
Many years ago when my husband was still getting used to me, he commented to our friends that I was ‘often extravagant but seldom wasteful’. Our friends laughed and one of them said ‘that’s ridiculous how do you separate the two?’ This morning as I poured the last tablespoon of baking soda into a glass…
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the movable self…
Winter is coming. Actually, as far as I’m concerned it has arrived. When I grab my favourite winter stretchy jeans and dive back under the covers to warm them and put them on, it is a sure sign. (This is a latent childlike behaviour, a lived out fantasy to be able to return to bed…
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being human…
I have just licked my forefinger in order to pick up the last crumb of date and walnut cake I made this morning. I’m thinking that is a particularly human thing to do. Dogs can lick their bowl clean, even raccoons use their hands to deftly wash food before eating, but what animal licks its…
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my mind on minimalism…
It’s the end of round three of Don’s cancer treatment away from home. We are back in Alice and very glad to not be in a hotel for a while. Nice as it is, it is not home and lacks some of the ammenities…like a bed that our backs like. After a day and a…
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pretty good, sorta nice, kinda fun things…
Two days ago I deleted the ‘6 month free with purchase’ membership to Apple Music. The trial membership came with a new pair of ear pods and the option to subscribe at the end. At first I was enthused. I listen to classical music every morning on my early walks. It relaxes me and eases…
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a solstice smile…
It is the December solstice. The morning breeze and cloudless sky were perfect for my morning walk. For months now I’ve been listening to classical music when I walk. I found podcasts were adding to my feeling of overwhelm as Don and I work through this problematic year. The classical music in the background of…
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twas just before Christmas…
I watched him walk off pushing his golf clubs on their little hand cart. I felt intensely sorry for him. It has been a very challenging year for him physically with monthly eye injections to treat macular degeneration, prostate cancer that had metastasized into his sacrum, and recently an upper respiratory virus that had knocked…
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so far this lifetime…
After seventy years on this earth I still surprise myself at the things I learn. Yesterday was the last day of radiation treatment for Don, for this session at least. He comes home for a break and then we are off to Adelaide for more tests. And that is not to mention the tests we…
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getting my mind right…
These last five months have been revelatory, sometimes in ways I would not have guessed or even particularly thought I wanted. But life is like that sometimes. I have read a lot on the topic of decluttering, downsizing, minimising—several books, lots of blog posts and some Instagram wisdom here and there too. The first thing…
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