I learned recently that the moon wobbles. Observing a simulation of that rocking motion – libration, it’s called – via a NASA app on my iPad is a cheap thrill indeed. Connecting this mottled image in my hand with the glorious, full orb in the sky tonight is a stretch . . . .and yet. I can't say … [Read more...] about Secret Circles
Shoot to Kill
Once in a while, around dinnertime, I need to tune in to TV news. For all that's available to me via the Internet, sitting on the couch and watching a news anchor deliver the top news of the day, condensed for easy consumption, is, oddly, a tuning out of the 24/7 mentality. I like Brian Williams for … [Read more...] about Shoot to Kill
The way it was / the way it is
A family affair. A wedding on a gorgeous (almost) autumn day, Duchess County, New York. A distant cousin walks up to me. "You know who I am -- right?" She says her name at the very moment I recall it. "You look the same as you always did," she tells me. I smile at the compliment. The truth be … [Read more...] about The way it was / the way it is
The Big Screen
The last time my husband and I bought a new TV was 1995. Thirty-six-inch Sony, pre- flat-screen/high-definition days. We had just moved into a new house and the size was predicated on the room, coupled with the design aesthetic of my husband (a designer by trade). I have a very strong memory of the … [Read more...] about The Big Screen
Every Father’s Daughter/Every Mother’s Son
A friend posts a link on Facebook, 5 Ways to Donate/The War Photographer's Retreat. I take note for a few reasons, not the least of which is that she's a wonderful poet and photographer herself whose son happens to be in the service. I don't have a son in the service, but I am a mother and no … [Read more...] about Every Father’s Daughter/Every Mother’s Son
The Sky at My Fingertips
My husband loves to watch TV; I like sitting with him in our downstairs den, one eye on whatever section of the Sunday New York Times I haven’t yet combed through, the other peeking at the screen from time to time. If the article I’m reading is just too compelling, I tune out what’s on TV, … [Read more...] about The Sky at My Fingertips
