I got to eat at Deb’s tonight since she was having her grad class over. It was all veggie fare–red lentil soup with raita, tabbouli, deviled eggs and dill pickles, tuna salad, and some kind of yummy pasta salad with pine nuts, sweet red peppers, and Greek olives. Lots of good bread, herbal tea or […]

My three ships are in–Brendan from L-ville, Ian from Glendale, Caitlan from England. They are my comfort, my support, my purpose. They are unconditional love. They breathe Wayne and reflect the influence of Joe. They are the immortality of a special union. Amazingly, it was a good day. We awoke late, having been to Midnight […]

We picked up Ian and Brendan in Louisville and went to the North End Cafe for breakfast with Yale. We ate pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and peas. We are at Deb’s. My kids are home. It is good. Poem: Excerpt of “Christmas” by George Herbert. Public Domain. “Christmas” The shepherds sing; and […]

Deb and I had our last rug hooking class tonight. It was a welcome relief to finish. I’m afraid we just didn’t fit in. I think we both wanted something that would occupy our hands while resulting in something at least moderately productive. In all these weeks I am still not finished with a 10″ […]

Last night I met Deb’s brothers, Howard and Tom. I’ve heard about them for so long, and it was fun to finally meet them. We had caramel cake with chocolate ice cream and walnut topping. It was yum! Deb and I had already had a few glasses of wine, but we topped the cake off […]