Currently I am involved in correspondence with a distant cousin who is reading my book. I have been feeling frustration during this interaction, in having to explain simple concepts, such as the meaning of “ca” (circa, or approximate) which was carefully outlined in the introduction to the book, but it evidently didn’t stick, which is… Continue reading Paying It Forward
Nailed it!
5:20 a.m. I am awake, but Attila is not. This is how weekend mornings go. My waking time is consistent. During the week Attila wakes up before I do, to an alarm clock, which often awakens me, so that I in turn awaken him. On lucky mornings, the alarm clock awakens Attila first and I… Continue reading Nailed it!
Hibernation
When the weather suddenly turned cold, Attila and I experienced a sudden sleepiness at the end of our day. Attila retired to his bed very early last night, and I followed not an hour later. We both slept soundly, reluctantly awakening to the alarm. We both arose refreshed. Was it a form of hibernation that… Continue reading Hibernation
Keep Thinking
Why? Why do I keep thinking that if I just keep baking sourdough bread for Attila he will change his mind and like it? I did it again this morning. The whole wheat, sourdough, garlic, onion bread is rising in the oven. I guess I thought that if I added garlic and onion to the… Continue reading Keep Thinking
Dominoes
March! During the years we lived at the country house, March was the hardest month. It was invariably full winter weather until the end of March, and one March we got a winter’s worth of snow during the month of March, unforgettable. Managing to survive March with its accompanying cabin fever was hard work, every… Continue reading Dominoes