Author Archives: Angie

These Same Woods “I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the … Continue reading →

Culinary Triumphs The coworker who gave me his old typewriter jokingly asked me to pay him with “blueberry cheesecake.” What he didn’t know is I had blueberries in my freezer, picked fresh last year by my Great-Aunt Carolyn, and, having … Continue reading →

Happy Beginnings My dear friend M. bought a house, and these were already bloomin’ in her front yard. Forget all the painting, moving, repairing, cleaning, organizing, mowing… your work here has been done by Mother Nature.   “Home wasn’t built … Continue reading →

New headphones came in the mail today. They’re blue, so of course I love them. But even more than that, they remind me that a couple weeks from now I’ll be wearing them on a flight to Europe. “Now and … Continue reading →

“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.” -William Shakespeare

Multitasking trip to visit family; our first, but I hope not last, trip to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “It’s really jazz — that’s the big secret. Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.” … Continue reading →