LONG ENOUGH
Everywhere I hear rumbles of pandemic fatigue. People are saying: we’ve been cloistered for three months—it’s long enough. I understand—I…
TARGET PRACTICE
Sometimes it’s good to be at the center of things. Sometimes not so much. With COVID, I’m at the center…
OUR HOME
We are living in a difficult and uncertain time. My heart goes out to the many millions all over the…
SNOWBIRDING
SNOWBIRDING We’ve taken winter breaks before, but this time is different. We’ve come to Oceanside, California, just north of San…
A VALENTINE
When I was in grade school, we were supposed to send Valentine cards to all our classmates. We’d buy them…
Organ Recitals
We visited our favorite aunt in Florida recently. She lives in a senior housing complex where they have their dinners…
MEMORIES AND STUFF
We’re moving from a house to an apartment—which means sorting and packing, packing and sorting, tossing stuff, keeping stuff… ad…
Launching a Book
I’m excited to tell you about a new book by my husband, Mark Fischer. The title is SERIOUS ABOUT RETIRING: A Practical…
What Old People Know
I’ve been eating cherries and peaches-the luscious summer fruits, which dye our chins and fingertips with dribbling juice. Peaches and…
Forgetting
“Losing words…” I’m cooking dinner–washing and chopping vegetables, stirring rice, scurrying back and forth between counters. So, I open the refrigerator…
