Today, while lounging in my small but cozy private compartment, I overheard the steward, Terrance, talking to some other passengers a few compartments away. He was saying to them that one of the biggest regrets right now for him is that passengers who don’t know each other are not required to sit together in the…

We are on the train headed by to LA. We have that one victory for today. Unfortunately, I’m suffering a bit from the rocking motion of the train. Hopefully, after a good night’s sleep, I’ll feel a lot better. No fun traveling when one is sick. No more from me tonight. Heading back to bed.

Let’s just say that on this long-awaited trip to Chicago, I never envisioned a miserable bout of food poisoning. However, that’s just exactly what I had, starting last night and going through most of today. The culprit? Not sure, but the only food I ate that Ray didn’t was a salad for lunch covered in…

I am very tired tonight – a good tired – after walking more than 15000 steps according to my step counter as Ray and I explored the Art Institute today. We love this art museum and have been there several times but I think I could go every day and never really see – look…

We have safely arrived in Chicago. I flew from Dallas; Ray from LA. Our friend was right there to pick us up from the airport and has gotten us cozily settled in her home. We are excited by our lack of planned activities so far. As busy as we’ve been over the past while I…

I am sitting here in bed on my last night in Texas for this trip. Tomorrow, I’m headed for Chicago to visit a friend for a few days, and then on Wednesday, we’ll board an Amtrak train and head back to LA. That trip starts at noon on Wednesday and ends at 8 am on…

I have been in Texas for two weeks, which is a little longer than we usually stay. It’s been a good trip with lots of work tackled both at our building and in our barn outback. Our visit was complicated a bit by a Covid exposure we hadn’t expected. A friend of ours came down…

I have been a writing coach for over twenty years. During that time, I have spent countless hours working with students, editing and revising their work. As I often say to them, “We first take your rough draft and make sure it’s structured correctly with its beginning, middle, and end, and then we go through…

What needs to be done? Big and small Easy and hard A minute, an hour A week, a month A year or two No worries Life has a rhythm and a pace An ebb and a flow And I am learning How old am I? That my only job Is to stay focused Doing what…