It was so clean, uncluttered, easy to read, to navigate, and it was quiet. It was just right. It was me. I loved it… at first. Actually, I loved it for the first… how long? The first year? When my second book, Threads Around the World: From Arabian Weaving to Batik in Zimbabwe, was about … Read more
My friend Susan pointed her out. “There she is. The woman I told you about. The one with the brain injury.” Susan was pointing at an unremarkable looking woman. A bit on the skinny side, straight brown hair, sitting alone at a table, all her attention on writing in a small notebook. In my previous … Read more
I admire these women, these accomplished artists who struggled against the shackles society placed on them. In order to achieve success, many felt the need to work within those restrictions, ignoring a yen to be treated as their male counterparts during the period of impressionism. Some struggled against those bonds, defying societal norms, forging a … Read more
commons.wikimedia.org Sitting on my bed rocking, rocking, rocking. Pressing my palm into the mattress again and again. I am on the phone, slurring and stuttering. The words won’t come. Why am I rocking, back and forth? I try to stop, but my body doesn’t want to. It’s as if my brain is stuck in an … Read more
How did I find out about sensory overload? Did I read about it? Did my neuropsychologist mention it? When did I learn of it? I certainly didn’t know about it when I was at the spinning retreat, SOAR, more than a month post-surgery. In putting the pieces of the puzzle together, in rereading past journal … Read more
For some reason, come winter, when snow covers the ground, many dog owners forget to pick up after their dogs. Unfortunately, come the thaw, those poops don’t disappear. While on a walk with my grand-dog, Gus, we came across an entire spectrum of poops, from big to little, brown to yellow, fresh to old. Gus … Read more