March 31, 2023 Design © Janet Stevenson If you're a zealous coffee drinker, you probably have a favorite mug like my new one above, made of ceramic and memories. The image shows a sunset reflected in the waters of Eastern Lake, one of the rare and beautiful coastal dune lakes in and around South Walton… Continue reading Mug shots
Category: new old age
Water under the radar
January 15, 2023 Are you lonesome for this? Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com If the last three years have taught me anything, it should have been to count my blessings and take nothing for granted. You'll notice I began this confessional by saying should have. Should have. Shoulda, and definitely coulda. Yet... Tuesday I stepped… Continue reading Water under the radar
Gimme some ears with hair!
December 14, 2022 Geezer warning: keep these handy! (Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com) Like any self-respecting writer, I obsess about being read, wondering if anyone out there cares or even notices what I say. So naturally I was delighted when the New York Times, no less, picked up a story I broke right here… Continue reading Gimme some ears with hair!
Gazing through the gloom
December 10, 2022 It seems it's been this way forever, foggy mornings and soggy days in various hues of grey, with only fleeting patches of blue. Since we're still on the darkening side of the winter solstice, the cloud cover accelerates the early dimming of light. The mercury is unseasonably high even for the South… Continue reading Gazing through the gloom
Falling
November 7, 2022 I woke up early, my sleep unhinged by daylight saving time, and found that for the third time in barely two months, I had lost a friend. All were about my age, two were taken by cancer, and each was a very special soul who made the world a brighter place. The… Continue reading Falling
The island shining before us
October 5, 2022 Our old home Almost twenty-five years ago, the woman I was seeing (and was crazy about) suggested we take a trip. Our destination was a place in Florida she knew well, having grown up in Alabama and visited the Sunshine State many times. We flew down from Washington DC, where we lived… Continue reading The island shining before us