A favorite James Taylor song reminds me of an old friend. If I count the years since we were students, the time spent with a whole country between us, the numbers surpass two decades. He’s a brilliant man, a good husband, devoted father, loyal friend; he’s handsome, intelligent, funny, the perfect combination of strong masculinity […]
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Carolina in my Mind
Posted in Friendship, Music, Reminiscences, Romance on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Slowly Rereading Favorite Poems
Posted in Motherhood, Poetry, Reminiscences, Romance on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m still thinking about poetry, poems, and, of course, me. I began re-reading some old favorites, just to see what would happen. And it happened – they invited me to leave the literal, and I followed.
Sweet Memories
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Friendship, Reminiscences, Romance on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A friend told me she made an old recipe recently: Betty Crocker’s “Bonnie Butter Cake.” As there was no actual person named Betty Crocker, perhaps she never had a friend named Bonnie for whom this yellow cake is named. I hadn’t thought of that cake for years – ok, maybe decades – but just its […]