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What am I doing?
What I have done since I last wrote a post: Had dinner at friends’ houses twice Had friends over for dinner once Hung out the wash 5 times Made breakfast, lunch and dinner almost every day Saw Much Ado About … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day
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The best laid plans
My friend and Mah Jongg buddy Diane started planning the wedding a year ago. That was when she booked my rental apartment for some of the guests. Her husband’s daughter was to have a commitment ceremony here on the island … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Romance
Tagged Everything but marriage, Gay marriage, Romance, wedding plans
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Have bloom, won’t travel
The end of July and it’s a cool summer. This morning the temperature is 54 F. Clouds will burn off in a couple of hours, then the afternoon will warm up to about 70. Flowers like this kind of summer. … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Island life
Tagged greenhouse, growing flowers, growing vegetables, no tresspassing
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A life lived by impulse
When I first began to blog I wrote an account of Jerry’s and my late life courtship. I only had a few readers then. This is part I of 2 posts written almost 2 years ago. I thought it would … Continue reading
John’s death and funeral
Inevitably, as time passed, John’s physical condition worsened. He was supposed to have palliative chemotherapy, but in this instance the British Health system showed its weakness. The wait for his evaluative appointment was too long. When we were finally notified … Continue reading
The strange story of John, continued
This is a continuation of The strange story of John begun in an earlier post. As I wrote the history of John’s final months I found it was getting too long for one post. The final days will come in … Continue reading
Dancing with Plotniks
I spent 4 days in Juneau, Alaska over July 4th visiting my friend Gwen. The 4th was her birthday. About once a year I take a trip without Jerry, usually to see one of my children. In a way this … Continue reading
My tenuous brush with the literati and how I got an A- from Nabokov
I don’t know the names of many movie stars, or other entertainment “celebrities” I don’t watch TV. I get my news from NPR and the Economist and the New York Times, and I read The New Yorker and Science. My … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Derek Freeman, Margaret Mead, Michael Chabon, Robert Chabon, Vladimir Nabokov
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The strange story of John
I met John on an airplane in the year 2000. I was flying to England, in business class on frequent flyer miles. As I stowed my bags I remarked to anyone listening that the plane was very hot. A short … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
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