Twenty five years ago I was primary caregiver for a friend with brain cancer. He was also my employer. It started innocently enough with my feeling so badly for him that I worked overtime to find a temporary doctor to pick up his practice, eventually sold the practice, started ferrying him to doctor’s appts, then […]
dementia
heavy decisions…
Coming out from under a month of making hard decisions, plus two new works about heavy-duty subjects; the clouds feel as if they are parting a bit. There is always a sense of OMG, what’s next when work is finished. It is not for lack of inspiration! I have several hand-work projects in utero. I […]
grief and paying it forward…
Before we went to Ireland and very nearly after we returned I was hammered by deep grief. This is definitely one of those subjects people do not want to think about, let alone talk about; which becomes part of the problem. I remembered the ‘stages’ of grief from my hospice training twenty years ago, and yet […]
70 for 70…
After a year of musing about being almost 70, this week it actually happens! To celebrate I’ve priced several pieces of my work for just $70 apiece for December 11, 12, 13. Go have a gander at the 70 for 70 page on my website so and see if there is something that speaks to […]
on aging…
The end goal for finishing the Defining Moments series of 25 pieces is my 70th birthday. Since I am now working on no.19 one could surmise that 70 is approaching. Yes, indeed this is the year, should I be fortunate enough, to reach my 70th birthday. I find that prospect both exhilarating and daunting. Mostly […]
overwhelmed by words…
Lately, I’ve been overwhelmed by all the input available to me to read, digest and potentially put into practice. When the Kindle came out I was overjoyed that I no longer had to feel guilt for the stacks of unfinished books. I could download onto the Kindle, out of sight, out of mind. If I still don’t read them, […]
life happens while making other plans…
Creative interruptions have been happening at lightening pace. While I am drawn to writing as an emotional release publishing it to the web has not been a priority so I’ve been blog-tardy. The Universe has such an incredible sense of humor and keeps piling on the challenges. I continue to try and right the ship […]
sage wisdom…
It seems to be human nature in this society obsessed with celebrity and plastic surgery to fret about aging body parts. While I generally feel fabulous and live consciously in my broken body, every once in a while life throws me a curve where I begin to obscess about an aging part. For some time […]
