Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • London by Sky and Water

    London by Sky and Water

    My daughters and I just returned from a memorable trip in England. I’ll share some of our sights with you throughout this week🇬🇧. Apparently, London in October is rarely dry and definitely not sunny. We only had one day of constant rain and the remainder of our time, we enjoyed…

  • Forest Through the Trees

    Forest Through the Trees

    Staring at these trees on a recent walk, the common phrase, “can’t see the forest through the trees” came to mind. Some people say the phrase this way: “can’t see the forest for the trees”. Either way, I wondered how the expression came to be. USdictionary.com gives origin credit to…

  • Texas Tuesdays: Tacos and BBQ Reign in Central Texas

    Texas Tuesdays: Tacos and BBQ Reign in Central Texas

    While my family all enjoy tacos – whatever version those might be up here in the northeast – I honestly don’t like them. They eat enchiladas, burritos and versions of tacos, while I push around some rice bowl thing I’ve ordered. Enter Velvet Taco whenever I’m in Texas. Apparently, this…

  • Moving: The Finale

    Moving: The Finale

    Wrapping up the moving tales today…Here are a few clips from the first days adjusting. Day 1 As we pulled the UHaul into the new temporary apartment complex, I watched mamas take first day of school pics of their little ones. These fresh faces are our new neighbors. Boxes piled…

  • Hurricane Helene

    Hurricane Helene

    May our loving Father bless all the residents in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia who have been affected by the hurricane. The statistical data collected so far is heartbreaking: The photos out of NC we’re especially devastating with many people on the mountains just as affected as those flooded in…

  • Texas Tuesdays Continue… The State Capitol

    Texas Tuesdays Continue… The State Capitol

    Upon exiting the aircraft, this New Yorker expected to see cowboy hats and boots throughout the Austin, TX terminal. Emerging from the airconditioned airport, I also prepared for full-on melting in the hot, Texas sun. It was my first of many trips to Texas beginning in August, 2021. Turns out,…

  • I Had the Time of My Life Fighting Dragons with You

    I Had the Time of My Life Fighting Dragons with You

    Seated on the floor surrounded by moving bins, Taylor Swift’s music played in the background (randomly on my daughter’s Spotify) while I rummaged through my three kids’ middle school papers. My twins had just started sixth grade when we moved here and my youngest began fourth. Change is rarely easy…

  • Texas Pride and Size

    Texas Pride and Size

    If you would have presented me with the 50 state flags four years ago, I would have struggled to identify New York after a half-century of living here. Through process of elimination and knowing the Latin word excelsior (meaning “ever upward”) is plastered on countless NY businesses, schools and many…

  • The Reminiscing

    The Reminiscing

    Most people merely laugh and cry while pouring over 1000’s of photos when packing up to move. This deep thinker took it to another level, wondering if Socrates would have included the usefulness of photographs and videos in his idiom that the “unexamined life is not worth living”. Do reminiscing…

  • Friday Funnies

    Friday Funnies

  • Texas Tuesday – The Backstory

    Texas Tuesday – The Backstory

    The Summary In the last three years, I’ve been to Texas eight times. Last Spring, I stayed a month. My then-remote position made it possible. Though I have seen and stayed in several Texas cities and towns, the state is beyond enormous and I’ve barely scratched the hot soil. I’ll…

  • Moving: The Stuff

    Moving: The Stuff

    We grow up and make a home of our own. Some of us buy houses, condos or apartments. Whatever the structure, we collect some STUFF. And, I’m not a collector. So, how did I end up with so much? Photos capturing all we have done as a family make me…