A while back I was strolling through a community garden, and came across a blaze of color. First I registered the deep pink, almost with hints of red in it, then the shape. They looked like calla lilies (I don’t know tons of flowers, but calla lilies are so unique I can actually remember them). […]
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Hot Flashes
Posted in Fantasies, Flowers, Lilies, Marriage, Midlife on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Time Off
Posted in Books, Cooking/Food & Wine, Fantasies, Idiosyncracies, Relaxation, Shopping, Television on May 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s amazing how difficult it is for me to do nothing. Lay on a chaise lounge for hours in the sun. Sit looking out over the water. Who are the people who are so relaxed that they fall asleep at the beach? For that matter, people who fall asleep any time after they’ve been up?
Mistaken Identity
Posted in Existential, Fantasies, Friendship, Isolation/Belonging on January 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I think I met a friend for breakfast at a gay bar. I thought it was a breakfast joint – a simple Italian restaurant that also served breakfast. I’ve been part of a couple for so long, I’d forgotten that some breakfast joints are actually places to hang out to stave off a hangover or […]