That new life being…retirement. At the vibrant young age of … mumble mumble whisper…85. And it’s true: time does fly…whether OR not you’re having fun. I’m lucky, I know. A reasonable...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: Aging, Existential Psychotherapy, Family, Irvin D Yalom, Social Work
In September, 2019, I was in Central Asia with son Scott and granddaughter Teresa. It was an exciting and busy time; consequently some of the best photo-albums were left out of...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: Bukhara, history, PHOTOGRAPHY, Travel, Uzbekistan
Day Two: We spent the first night in boarding-house like hotel in the little mountain town of Cloudcroft, 20 or so miles out of Alamogordo, since hotels in town seemed to...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: New Mexico, ROAD TRIPS, Travel, White Sands National Monument
It’s about two months since Bob and I made it to New York, happily visiting reopened Broadway theaters, restaurant hopping with vaccination cards in hand—feeling like the end of this twisty...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: MOMA, New York City, SKINNY SKYSCRAPER, Travel
I’m back from a perfect New York City week. Smooth sailing: flights to and from without drama, Broadway shows brilliantly performed, streets busy, proof of vaccination required to enter most places...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: Broadway, Girl from the North Country, Hadestown, New York City
I’ve wanted to walk the High Line ever since it opened over 10 years ago, but since my visits to NYC have declined in number, I haven’t made it…until yesterday. It...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: Friendship, High Line, New York City
Sunday night. Tall buildings outside my window. Sirens, chatter, horns. Restaurants abound. So much art: performing, visual, music, literature…it’s New York City…and it’s so lovely to be here. I am sitting...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: Jasper Johns, New York City, PHOTOGRAPHY
This is the first time in several years, I will be in NYC a few days for fun–pure old fun: art, friends, walking around this glorious city, trying to absorb some...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: New York City, Travel
The Old Place is the 80 acres of woods and swamp and fields where I was born: actually I was born ten miles down the road in Blackduck but Robert was...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: HOME, Minnesota, PHOTOGRAPHY, The Old Place, visiting
“If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.” Noel Coward said that. I’m lucky I suppose. It was never my paycheck that inspired me to go to work; most...
Category: AROUND THE WORLD Tags: Albuquerque, New Mexico, North Fourth Art Center, working
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