“Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.” — Arthur Schopenhauer I live in a very tiny little town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. I always say it’s like living in a modern day version of Mayberry RFD (yes, that dates me, remember Andy and Opie?) and it’s a great place to live, but sort of retro […]
Mother’s Day 2011
“God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.”— Jewish proverb What a nice Mother’s Day. Kyra and I cooked all my favorites together and we had a delicious family brunch. I decided to use my mother’s “good” China which she gave me years ago, in honor of her on this beautiful Mother’s Day. My […]
Cancun Memories
Yup, those are my toes. Cancun was beautiful, the weather was phenomenal and the ocean was gorgeous. “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving.” — Lao Tzu It started out a little shakily. US Air overbooked the flight and, you guessed it, we got bumped. It was kind of […]
Cancun Bound
We haven’t gone on a family vacation since November 2009. I just realized that, yesterday. I knew it had been a while, but didn’t realize it was THAT long. My diagnosis was in February 2010, so we missed that whole year because of treatments and surgeries. Tomorrow we leave for Cancun! I. CAN. NOT. WAIT. The […]
How To Support Someone Who’s Been Diagnosed With Cancer
I never used to know what to do when someone got sick. I’d be afraid to bring it up to them, afraid to ask them about it, afraid to offer help. Worried that I’d intrude or say the wrong thing. When I was diagnosed, I was so afraid to talk about it at first, but […]
Ode to Tucker
“If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.” — James Thurber Today is all about Tucker, our 4 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, the same type of dog that the Queen of England has. Tucker was a big […]