The Use of Space
While in Portsmouth with my sister and her husband last week, I saw this beautiful cemetery and I asked Mary to pull over so I could take a photo.It was F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G. I cannot remember ever [...]
Wholesale Flower Market
Where did I get the idea that a flower market would be full not only of beautiful flowers but kindly, gentle, friendly men who would be happy to meet someone there for love of the beauty and the [...]
Martha Rose
Martha and Tom’s visit to India has so completely occupied my life for the past few weeks I have literally done almost nothing but plan for it and then revel in it. This morning, the day I [...]
Our Own Miracle
Ten years ago, our doctor told us that Moy Moy probably only had a few more months to live. She had been having up to 16 major seizures in a day and her decline in every sphere had been [...]
67 Years Old?
Anne Bruce is a remarkable woman. Who does this? A retired pediatric speech therapist, with years of experience working with children just exactly like ours, and still much in demand in her [...]
Ten Seconds To Change Your Mind
Gmail has added a new feature: After you send an email, you get this message: “Your message has been sent. Undo.” You then have ten seconds to change your mind. Hit “Undo” [...]
Anand Leary, Birthday Boy
Anand turned 26 this week, marking a decisive change in our relationship. He is now older than I was when he was born. The moment of realization that this is true, that your child has become an [...]
A Missed Chance
Today I bought a small assortment of expensive fruits and vegetables. Mushrooms, a green pepper, two papaya, one tangerine, half a kilo of chikoos and one sitaphul (come to India and I will treat [...]