View from balcony Hotel Urban at St. Leonards Through the trees and roofs one can glimpse the harbor and the bridge. I can feel the city vibrating around me. On this trip the beauty of the city is no longer in the tourist views but the joy of the residents. The runner on the shaded … Continue reading Being in Sydney
Unnecessary Stress
Everyone knows traveling is stressful, last year I nearly missed the last leg of my flight home from Australia because I scheduled too little time between planes in San Francisco. This year going back I decided to eliminate that source of distress. Arriving at the San Francisco airport in the morning for my evening flight … Continue reading Unnecessary Stress
Friends at Beacon Rock
The greatest honor is for a friend to share their home with me. The greatest gift is when they share their favorite place. Today my dear friend took me on her favorite hike here near Portland Oregon. It is winter here raining and snowing at higher elevations. She said "You have to climb Beacon Rock, … Continue reading Friends at Beacon Rock
A New Year, A New Adventure
I'm in the air again. Traveling, being, hopefully belonging everywhere and nowhere. A friend said, "i'm so glad I don't have to travel anymore." I don't have to travel, but I need to travel. I travel not to see but to be. I want to be with my grandkids. We had a four month be … Continue reading A New Year, A New Adventure
Flying, over the road this time
Flying, flying high in the sky Crowding through crowds on the ground. Not driving just gliding, sitting, waiting anticipating worrying Would my carry on get on? Would too big people sit next to me squeezed in tiny seats? Landing take off body tense sensing danger fight or flight while belted in my seat. Air pressure … Continue reading Flying, over the road this time
Finding Mother’s Gravestone
My brother and I drove from Frazee, Minnesota to Gray Eagle, Minnesota, another town off the beaten path. We drove across lovely verdant farm fields the road curved up and down gentle hills. The corn was green and tall, the soybean fields often had corn that had come from last years crop. We arrived in … Continue reading Finding Mother’s Gravestone
Chasing the Past – Frazee, MN
My brother and I drove from 510 to Frazee, Minnesota. For one year we lived there, my mother, two brothers, and I. Mother worked as a housekeeper for the widower Dick. Dick had one young son, Hank, a little bit younger than me and another who had just gone off to college. We lived in … Continue reading Chasing the Past – Frazee, MN
510
Places hold such powerful memories. It used to bother me to go back there. But now I relish the experience, having made peace with the past. 510 brings alive memories of family joys, struggles, betrayals and bonding. My younger brother moved back to 510 and has an apartment and guest room on the third floor, two blocks … Continue reading 510
Researching at the Minnesota State Fair
I'm researching the second book. I'm at the Minnesota State Fair searching for my past. Every year until I moved away from Minnesota I went to the fair. This time I wore my T-shirt from the last trip in 2008. On the back in ALL CAPS purple letters is this quote from Garrison Keillor: THE … Continue reading Researching at the Minnesota State Fair
Home
The old cliches are: "Home is where you heart is"; "There is no place like home"; "Home is where you belong." My home is now in three places, my heart is in all three. There is where I belong, yet there isn't three of me. Since I can't clone myself I will divide the year … Continue reading Home
Visions from Two Continents. 