What is your favorite hobby or pastime? “There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.” Sylvia Plath I am addicted to baths. It began in my childhood, at what age I cannot say for certain. I can envision myself and my two sisters bobbingContinue reading “The Marvelous, Mystical Cure of a Bath”
Category Archives: Animals
Finding Mary
A visit to a cherished next door neighbor, fifty years later, revealed a surprising revelation; you can go home again…
The Galetti Guest House
We sit together miserably, my sister and I, on the sofa of our NYC apartment. Though close in proximity we make sure to stay at least a foot apart, not daring to chance brushing up against each other, even for a split second. The sweltering heat, still villainous at 10 PM, permeates every nook andContinue reading “The Galetti Guest House”
Ode to a Pheasant
“See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings” Alexander Pope Quotes , Source: Windsor Forest (l. 111) I cannot say for certain when I first made his acquaintance or tell you the exact day he stole my heart. We had just moved to a small town in Connecticut fromContinue reading “Ode to a Pheasant”
The traveling swan
“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.” Hans Christian Andersen
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Animals
Caught Red Handed Our Toy Fox Terrier found her way into my son’s halloween candy bag and helped herself to the sweetest treat in the loot. I love the expression on her face when she was uncovered. A dolphin and a boy share a smile. A turtle emerging from the depths. A camel in transitContinue reading “Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Animals”
Shangri-La 