I can see clearly now the rain has gone

image: http://phoenixlasiksurgeon.orgNo, literally.  I have new glasses and an intense rain shower just moved furiously through the DelSo. Things look different, both sharpened and softened somehow, and I feel as if I am seeing my surroundings with new eyes.  These two events got me to thinking about my vision over the years, recalling when I … Continue reading I can see clearly now the rain has gone

Troy’s Botanic Studio

I used to really have a way with plants.  And I don't mean that in a good way.  Other than a single plant that somehow survived the days when I had to choose between nurturing the children or some potted greenery, I pretty much killed plants.  Something shifted, though, about 10 years ago.  I inherited … Continue reading Troy’s Botanic Studio

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

image: jenniferdonnelly.comJennifer Donnelly, who resides in upstate New York, writes very engaging historical fiction.  Prior  to my reading Revolution, I had read a previous novel of hers, A Northern Light, which takes the Theodore Dreiser story An American Tragedy and changes the narrator to a female teenager working in an Adirondack boarding house.  Do you know this story?  … Continue reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Rock & Run recap

SPAC ~ May 20, 2012Can I blame my less than stellar time (28:27) on Max London?  No, probably not, but I can thank Capriccio Saratoga for the excellent Pasta Puttanesca carb load we enjoyed Saturday night.  I can also say,  that it was a hot morning and a hillier than expected course.  And a lot … Continue reading Rock & Run recap