Thoughts, experiences and adventures from a resident of DelSo aka Delaware Avenue South in Albany, N.Y.
While I like to think of myself as being an independent thinker, it seems I am a tad susceptible to advertisements on social media. In the past few years, I’ve fallen under the marketing spell of Thirdlove (bras), Allbirds (shoes), Andie (swimsuits) and TruEarth (laundry detergent strips) with mixed results. The products I’ve purchased have … Continue reading Obsessed isn’t too strong of a word
When you wake up on a Tuesday morning with the lingering smell of woodsmoke in your hair, you just know the previous night had been a good one. In this particular case, Monday evening included a scenic, 30 minute drive south, a spectacular view of the dusky Catskill mountains, a stunningly beautiful event space and … Continue reading Home on The Grange
It’s ok if you’re just now, on the second day of October, cracking the cover on the last book from your summer reading list. It remains an accomplishment. Running just 2 consecutive miles under the nearly full Harvest Moon felt really hard, but I pushed through. It was a reminder that recovery from injury or … Continue reading Achievements, a truth bomb and discoveries
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know that I love to celebrate my birthday. To me, my birthday is cause for celebration beyond any other date on the calendar.* I hope you, too, feel the same urge to celebrate the day you were born. As you know, we’re only here … Continue reading Birthday dreams
With growing older comes the understanding that life truly is about moments, not years. As I see 57 on the very near horizon, I wanted to take this opportunity to visually revisit some of my favorite moments of the past 12 months, my year of being 56. It was a challenge to gather 56 pictures. … Continue reading 56 Moments
To begin, there is nothing little about this book. It comes in at 720 pages and the story,characters and horrors are each enormous. When the tome was placed in my hands by acolleague at the end of the school year last June, I was warned that it is "not an easy book to read."Well, that … Continue reading When a book leaves you breathless – A Little Life
Nearly four weeks after I arrived, I was sitting on a plane on the jetway waiting for a delayed takeoff. Funnily enough, I didn’t mind the delay because it gives me longer in Italy. You would think after a month I’d be more than ready to go home, but with each city or town I … Continue reading Studying Italian
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