For Cassandra
Dear Helen, Dear John, I’ve been asked by Cassandra to write 11 fun facts about myself and to answer 11 questions. Cassandra happens to be one of my favorite people and someone I admire a lot, so here...
View ArticleThe London Olympics: Wrapping it Up
Dear Helen, Dear John, The Olympics have come to a close and with it, my Olympic Challenge has as well. No, I didn’t reach my original ambition to blog about each participating country- not by a long...
View ArticleMy Favorite Things: Part Three
Dear Helen, Dear John, It’s October 1st and day three of my week of celebrating some of my favorite things. October was a special month for my family growing up because it usually meant the first...
View ArticleA Happy Madness
My favorite place that we lived when I was a child was Wyoming. I read voraciously there, especially Heidi, books by Louisa May Alcott, The Little House series, and an old set of National Geographic...
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E is for Emilie Loring
When I was in my early teens my mother introduced me to Emilie Loring. I enjoyed her books that mingled mystery with adventure and a little romance and that valued character in the heroes and heroines....
View ArticleInertia, Innards, and a Cure for Ingratitude
One of the hardest parts of having a series of heart episodes is not the pain or the exhaustion, it’s the inertia. (You know, that principle that an object at rest stays at rest.) It isn’t just that...
View ArticleJ is for Joy and Judy Garland in Easter Parade
I’ve not been doing well this week so my post for ABC Wednesday will of necessity be brief (and I probably will not be able to respond to your comments). Never fear, however, I come sharing some...
View ArticleR is for Italian Rain
When I announced my decision to study abroad in China when I was in college, only two people in my life were supportive: my mom and a very eccentric great-aunt. While everyone else around me was...
View ArticleA Bit of Happy #10: Reading, Russian, and the Soviet Union
I taught myself to read when I was four and have read fairly easily and happily ever since- until the last few months that is. It’s been hurting a lot to read just lately. I often have pain after...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Learned from Rilke, Extended Illness, and My Ice Skating Endeavor
Not being able to be awake for more than a few minutes at a time is by no means my favorite way to live, but it definitely seems to be one of the best ways for me to learn. Perhaps this is why I’ve...
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