Saturday July 31st Writing about Rae, who was a brilliant teacher, yesterday, reminded me that I asked her and Bebe, another actress friend, to come to Australia and build a series of workshops for all the acting talent there. It was a great success and only happened because of the generosity of my boss, Kerry
Thursday July 29th Piles of ironing sit on the ironing board in the garage turned boot room. I save it for days until I can listen to a podcast or join an online seminar about some interesting topic, but this morning the pile seems a lot larger than usual. One could ask why I still
Monday July 26th I recently met a woman writer who lives nearby who I like very much. A clear thinker who makes no bones about her opinions, we exchange occasional emails to check in. Yesterday she wrote that she had found photos of me on the internet. This somehow always surprises me. I expect ones
Friday July 9th The Haitian Prime Minister was murdered yesterday, the new Delta variant is killing people across the world, climate change is scorching the planet while I went to buy fish. Our outdoor Fish Kiosk, a tiny drive-through with a kindly owner who has been fishing for fifty years, opened the sliding window to
Wednesday July 7th Our road was slurry coated yesterday, organized by our next-door neighbor and paid for by the residents. This is a maintenance measure to keep the road in good repair. We are outside the jurisdiction of the County and are responsible for all of its care. The infrastructure project, as John calls it,
Friday July 2nd My water aerobics class is becoming a study in diplomacy. Two new women joined the group today already sturdy, long practiced water aerobics aficionados. One tiny person, pretty with lovely red hair to her shoulders, stepped into the pool last week. She explained that she hadn’t exercised since Covid and she would
