2 comments Closeness – a touch, a touch, a touch
To meld into an embrace, hugging so tightly that your breathing relaxes, your muscles release, and you exchange meaning: love, […]
Pleasures
2 comments Soul food in Boston
Soul Food in Boston…not. A recent article in the Boston Globe, Savoring a healthier, revitalized soul food by Peggy Hernandez […]
2 comments Respite
Respite. Rest. Get-away. A break. It was only a day and a half but I felt rejuvenated from the quick […]
Just A Little Bit
For me, it is important to make a little movement. I cannot behave like a stick-in-the-mud even though that might […]
Zen in the Unexpected
I’ve recently found tranquility in unexpected actions and moments. I am grateful to have learned to recognize and savor these […]
Each season has its reasons (Fall)
(A slightly different version of this was posted a couple year’s back but it bears repeating with a few edits.)Each […]
Chicken Wings & Collard Greens (coda to Beantown Jazz Festival)
“I know you got soul, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be in here.” These lyrics by Bobby Byrd featuring James […]
Roundup 4 – Books, Theater, and other pleasures
Stuff I Read: The Round House by Louise Erdich One of the finest novels I’ve read by this supremely talented writer. […]
Round up 3 (Delightful in Dorchester and…)
Stuff I Did: Attended Social Media Workshop sponsored by the Dorchester Artists Collaborative at the recently opened Erick Jean Center for […]
Round-up 2
Stuff I Did Saw the play, Stones in His Pockets (running ‘til March 16) at the Lyric Theatre with a new […]
Late fall pleasures
Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. I can’t […]