A Locker Room Full of Wisdom

Some of the most helpful insights that come my way occur during heart to heart chats with friends, in locker rooms no less, which seem to rank right up there with hair salons as effective soul-searching venues. Last night at the gym some of us stumbled on the value of letting go of needing control over our lives. I’ve heard the argument before, [...]

Thoroughbred Racing Has to Stop

I could not watch the Kentucky Derby as much as I used to glory in the beauty and exhilaration of the Triple Crown. 
Ever since Barbaro broke down, I’ve sworn that I could and would not support horse racing.
My son asked me if I was going to watch and I told him no. And I didn’t. But [...]

Sharing My Roses with the Aphids

 
 
In celebration of Earth Day, I’m writing about my friends the aphids. They are attacking my New Dawn rose bushes. These two rhapsodic rose bushes are climbers, growing higher every year. If you count their spilling over the trellis and arbor, which I keep adding on to, they are about 16 feet tall at this point, with more life in them [...]