Category Archives: Living Fully

In Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, Emily, the central character, has died in childbirth. She is allowed to come back to earth to revisit one day in her life. She has been warned it will be more than she can … Continue reading →

If I were in the above picture, I would be the fellow in green, looking down, not quite in synch with the others. I would be thinking, “Is this how I want to spend my life…tagging behind others, expected to … Continue reading →

Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity. I sure hope you know what you’re doing. I’m not a religious person. In fact, I don’t intellectually believe in a theist god, one who gets involved in the affairs of humans. But that … Continue reading →

It’s a Magical World was Bill Watterson’s last cartoon book. And the last cartoon in the book has Calvin and Hobbes trudging through the new snow with their toboggan. “Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand-new!” “A fresh, clean … Continue reading →

I’ve spent a lot of time on Harry Potter lately: Last week I was Assistant Headmistress at Hogwarts LA, This weekend my husband and I both read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Today we went to see the … Continue reading →

I tend to wilt in hot weather, so I’m doing a couple of things to keep my spirits up. The first is to make sure I laugh out loud at least once a day. The second was subscribing to The … Continue reading →

The picture on the left was taken by Aaron Honey at our local animal shelter. He takes pictures for the local Friends of the Shelter website. And he sends me copies to include in the weekly musical slide show I … Continue reading →

This picture of me was taken about 20 years ago, and it’s been a long time since I’ve gone hiking. But I feel as elated right now as I did that day. I just spent three days finishing a video … Continue reading →