So much snow…the stillness and absolute quiet…the magic of morning enveloped in its beauty.  Our little piece of heaven on earth!  Patterns on the lake enchant me as a light snow falls on its frozen surface creating ribbons of movement in an otherwise still life. There is something about living near water.  Each season its… Continue reading Still Life and Chemotherapy

February is love.  I love being surrounded by the pink, red and white colors of love…the beautiful bouquets of roses and tulips and of course, the chocolate! We have a day that has been set aside to express our love…as if we need a reminder.  Are we just too busy that we take love for… Continue reading February is Love

Many years ago I took piano lessons from a great master teacher, Donald Denegar. He expected perfection and work and focus and lessons were hard and wonderful!  Well, all but one. This lesson started out bad…I had traveled that week and had little time for practice. It showed. We spent the entire 90 minute lesson… Continue reading Trouble with D Words

I did not tell Santa “I’d love the Brighton earrings and bracelet, a garden stone with Reid’s tiny handprint and cancer”…but it is what I received.  A surprise early December diagnosis…a phone call while alone in Dublin…merry Christmas! “Radiology report is in on the MRI…lytic lesion on T5 vertebrae suspicious for plasmacytoma, multiple myeloma or… Continue reading An Unexpected Christmas