I don’t know why but I’m shaking. This morning when I got up I had pain across my mid back. I’ve been in for tests this week. I kept this information about my doctor's visits and tests out of my conversation with my mom, when I called her a couple of days ago. I hadn’t… Continue reading Episode 48 – My Mother
Month: March 2018
Episode 47 – Cross-Cultural
“Your pants have a hole in them,” I say to Denny, as I pull his pants out of the washing machine and put them in the dryer. I’m wondering if I should dry a pair of pants with a hole in them. “Which ones?” “These,” I take them out for him to see. “Do I… Continue reading Episode 47 – Cross-Cultural
Episode 46 – Embarrassing Surgeries
“I’m not feeling that great, but I’ve got lots of ideas for writing.” “That’s what you’re supposed to be doing. Writing your book. It’s what you love to do. It’s good that you’re working on it. You seem to be excited about it.” I don’t respond, but I am excited. Denny can tell. “I’m thinking… Continue reading Episode 46 – Embarrassing Surgeries
Episode 45 – Let’s Party
“Let’s party before we’re put out to pasture.” I read that on my friend’s cup as I drank tea at her house. “You can be sure I didn’t buy that. It was a gift.” She is older than I am, and determined to stay young. I smile a little. We’ve had the conversation about whether… Continue reading Episode 45 – Let’s Party
Episode 44 – Spy Belt
“I have so much material for my book today I think I could write for eight hours.” “Go ahead. Do it. Do you want to go to your office to write?” “No, I’m actually not feeling well.” By office, Denny means my studio. I find I’m not using it. I’ll probably give it up when… Continue reading Episode 44 – Spy Belt
Episode 43 – Archival Quality
"I won't have a tool with me now that I sent it away. Hopefully it won’t take too long. It could take a couple of weeks.,” Denny has sent his jack knife in for repair. “Apparently my legs will get better. But it sure doesn’t feel that way today,” Denny has been telling me about… Continue reading Episode 43 – Archival Quality
Episode 42 – Incompatible
“I had a strange thing happen to me this morning.” “What was that?” Denny asked “I was stretching in bed, trying to get the kinks out of my back. I was crouching with my knees under me and my head resting in my hands but I had my hands turned inward at a right angle… Continue reading Episode 42 – Incompatible
Episode 41 – The Entertainer
I’m removing my makeup in the bathroom at the end of the day. Denny comes and tells me about the plush dog he got for Christmas from one of his preschools and which he now uses in his class. “I hold the dog like this,” he demonstrates with his hand and the imaginary dog. “And… Continue reading Episode 41 – The Entertainer
Episode 40 – Thrift
Denny met an unusual friend when we lived in Indonesia. He came to visit us from Michigan. We actually met a lot of unusual friends while we were teaching there. Some of the expats were ex-cons, fugitives, fleeing the law in their home country. Friends told us this. They were from Europe and had… Continue reading Episode 40 – Thrift
Episode 39 – Focus on Victories
“Open door, open hearts, open minds.” That’s what the banner said. “Then anything can fall in and anything can drop out,” I commented. Denny thought that was really funny. We were coming back from Ikea on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I only work mornings until two, five days a week and we decided to go… Continue reading Episode 39 – Focus on Victories
