​Tues, Oct. 4: Started the day with 1700 miles to go and ended with 1200 to go. Had a call with Phil, our mover, to update him on progress. Basically if we cannot be there by Friday morning he initially said he wouldn’t be able to deliver our stuff until…
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NJ to Oregon travelogue, day 3
​Monday, Oct. 3: We have 1,966 miles to go. Will reach halfway point tomorrow. The journey has included seven states – New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. Tomorrow we will go into Nebraska, weather permitting, and see Irvin and Janet and Erin and Art. We drove a…
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NJ to Oregon travelogue, day 2
Sunday morning, Oct. 2: Left at 10 am. Silver was good all night (slept on the bed) and Sophy slept well. So did we, despite having a smoke smell in the room. Silver didn’t have a BM so I walked him on his kitty harness when we stop. Although he…
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NJ to Oregon travelogue, day 1
Saturday, Oct. 1: Got a late start around noon because we needed to cash the security deposit check and trim down what we are bringing with us. Heartfelt hugs with Marilyn and Jessica, who is staying a couple weeks and flying to Portland from DC. Silver was quiet and well…
Male-female duets remind me of ephemeral beauty
On waking this morning, I found that a song was living in my head. The song is “Dust to Dust” by The Civil Wars, a duo that is no longer together. Listen on Spotify -Â https://open.spotify.com/track/5P6ZBMWS66FVo6deJaDdHy. I discovered this amazing group too late, it seems. The haunting acoustic melody has a…
My idea of surrender, and why I need it
I think about surrender a lot, because I am over forty and have learned how to control quite a bit of my life. Something happens when a person reaches that age group. As a twenty-something I would often remark on how bitchy forty year old women were. They just seemed…
Shall we expect questions to lead to answers?
For the past three years, I have been sitting with the idea that it is the questions that are important, not the answers. Today I realized I have been waiting for an answer about joy and sorrow.
What would a day without expectations be?
Okay, maybe that concept is a little too abstract even for the most “zen” among us, but let’s try this: What if we picked a day and, when asked for our preference/order/decision on something that day, instead described the outcome we’d prefer in more general terms? We could call it…
January progress report on my life
I feel as though I am waking from a long and troubled winter’s sleep. Christmas was a hard time for me though I do feel I injected some hope into the season which will help me have a better holiday next year. I was not suicidal and I don’t need…
Moved to New Jersey
Here is an update on my new intention to open my heart and learn to live life fully and with gratitude for the dear people in it.