I took this picture almost 10 years ago from my apartment. It is a view looking east and what appears as an inset is actually a reflection off the window of the sunset in the west. What constitutes the positive moment today is that for one reason or another I found myself absorbed by this …
My granddaughter plays on her high school varsity lacrosse team, and they play a semi-final playoff match this afternoon. If they win this game they will play the team they lost to in last year’s championship; consequently, I am feeling nervous anticipation for her and her team. I am also excited, can’t wait, looking forward …
I am working on a “cousins’ quilt”, where nine of us all contribute a couple of blocks and I put them together and quilt. We’ve made four quilts so far for other relatives who may need a bit of comfort. This recent quilt is for a cousin who is also a musician and I wanted …
I had to renew a prescription this week and in the process of digitally ordering it from the pharmacy I was informed by the bot that the renewal required my doctor’s approval. I knew this not to be the case and prepared myself for a lively discussion at the pharmacy. I got all my documents …
I subscribe to four principles of doing good work, any kind of work from the most mundane to the most complicated. The four principles are: 1) Give your full attention to the work surface, 2) Work for the work’s sake, 3) Use the right tools and 4) Know when it’s time to stop. I confess …
Last Friday, I took a picture of the sunset from my kitchen window. A few minutes later, “R”, my daughter-in-law texted me a couple of pictures she took of the same sunset from the train while crossing the Manhattan Bridge. At the time, I thought it serendipity. Then on Monday, gkid “M” sent me a …
I had to follow-up my annual wellness check with a visit to the lab for a blood draw. One of the major impacts of the pandemic here in New York is medical staffing issues, so the medical complex that I go to outsources lab work. I found the lab nearest my apartment and made an …
I had a positive moment hat trick this week. “M”, my granddaughter, came to visit. She had just got home the day before from 3 weeks at camp. She was a buzz with telling us about all the activities. Situated on the couch between my husband and me, with the iPad on her lap, she …
While working on a particularly difficult project today, I recalled a story I read in the book, “Ball Four” by Jim Bouton some 45 years ago. Bouton memorializes the time he spent as a pitcher for the NY Yankees among other teams. It was controversial at the time because he revealed the dark underbelly of …
This might be classified as the most positive moment of the year. My youngest granddaughter “M” came over to the apt to spend some time last Friday, last day of her spring break. We played cards, she watched a TV show while I did something else, and then we decided to go up the street …