by penandinklings | Aug 6, 2008 | Thoughts
The fragrance of line-dried linens gathers in the room and swirls around with the steam of my hazelnut coffee up into the heavenly, high ceiling, white. And down again along the edge of my mind pulling me along the tail end of a dream lost many years ago. The curtains...
by penandinklings | Jul 29, 2008 | solitude
Solitude. Recently I’ve met someone who has a cabin in the woods and I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind. The thought of getting away into the quiet where I can be alone sounds refreshing and relieving. Since I can’t go to a cabin in the...
by penandinklings | Jul 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
Yesterday my friend found a little dog. She called me to tell me that he looked exactly like my dog, Henri. Henri is a Bichon-poodle. She said that he was under a car and she couldn’t get him out. I had just spent the morning lamenting over the fact that I need...
by penandinklings | Jul 12, 2008 | Letting go
My daughter, Joy, and I took my niece and nephew to the beach last night for dinner. They were so excited. It was 5:30, the sun was still up, it was warm and the parking lot was full. We crossed the busy bike path, down the boardwalk to the sand.”I don’t...
by penandinklings | Jun 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
I didn ‘t know the name of this day. It definitely did not feel like Monday. My friends came for lunch at 11:30 and stayed until 5:30. We sat in the patio under the umbrella. The shade stayed over all the chairs except one corner. A breeze blew only slightly,...
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