I BUMPED MY TOE I cut the corner too close and jammed my toe into the table leg the other day. Ouch! The first thing that hit me was how painful it was. I am not very good with pain. Then, for several days, what hit me was that I had toes. That stubbed toe
THE ROBINS AREN’T HERE YET For years my dad in Florida, then Barbara and I in North Carolina, then my sister in Philadelphia, then my sister in Boston would report when we first saw robins in the Spring. My dad would also be the first to report from Florida. Then those of us further north
GRATEFUL EVEN FOR A GRAY MORNING Gray skies greeted me this morning. Almost a mist in the air. The wind blowing from west to east. Some may feel a little depressed with the gloominess of gray. Can we be grateful even when it is gray? I think so. As with much of life gratitude is
SHE IS IN THE RIGHT JOB Wendy Weisheimer, Director of the Neuroscience Institute connected with Advent Health here in Central Florida, was our speaker at Rotary this week. She has such a deep passion for what she does. From the very first seconds of her presentation, she exuded energy and knowledge and huge dreams for
TODAY IS “NATIONAL OPPOSITE DAY” No, it is not. Yes, it is. Let’s have fun today thinking about and playing with opposites. How about having breakfast for dinner? Deliberately taste things that are sweet and sour. Try to express opposite emotions such as sad and happy or anxious and calm. What is the opposite of
INTERESTING BIRD I saw several on my run this morning. The white ibis. Quite a few frequent our town in Central Florida. Often I see them in groups of 10 or more. They walk around in the grass on skinny legs and poke their long curved beak into the soft soil. I assume they are
TWO OLDER SISTERS I was the youngest in our family growing up. I have two older sisters, Robin (5 years older) and April (4 years older). I am sure I took advantage of being the youngest. They were more capable and always ahead of me. They were already doing things like setting the table and
AZALEA BLOOMS ALREADY The azaleas are already blooming. Mid-January and the flowers are out. We’ll likely have a few more cold days into February. Maybe even a freeze. It does happen here in central Florida. This weekend was quite chilly with temperatures into the mid-30s. Nothing like friends further north, though.
OFF TO CHURCH IN ABOUT AN HOUR I remember sitting in the balcony with my mom at the old First Presbyterian Church downtown, where the Bank of America is now. That was the 1950s. I remember hanging out with some other teenagers in the kitchen, pitching pennies, skipping worship. That was in the 1960s. I