Autumn 2025

Happy Autumnal Equinox! You are probably noticing the days shorter and the mornings darker. I was so tired because of shortened sleep. But it is Sunday and I have 3 church services to take in on zoom. As usual the best sermons were Pittsburgh and Denver. The Pittsburgh minister talked about life after the flood…

My home cleaners were coming today. It would be the last day until I return from Denver in December or January. While they were here, I went to the gym. Afterwards I drove to the organic store looking for kale. To my surprise, one whole refrigerated case was 40% off. I chose an eggplant to…

Colored my hair this morning and showered afterwards. Following lunch and a lay-down, I went to the library, returned ‘Pioneers’ and found a large print book with an intriguing title, ‘Disappointment River’. It follows the story of the colonization of Canada, why the French and English are predominantly in their own provinces, and the Scottish…

Sunday was different. I tried zooming my Denver church, but because various presentations were long, I missed the sermon. I did my Essentric exercises, had lunch, a lay-down and prepared to go to the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra not far from me. I didn’t get tickets on line, so hoped I could get them at the…

I was very tired the day after my Flu and Covid shots. I took a couple of naps, needed nothing more. My HVAC maintenance guy came in the afternoon. I was glad they could fit me in so early. He was new and young, recently, married, friendly. We exchanged some life stories. After lunch, lay-down,…

Preparing to leave for a couple of months takes a lot of time. I made my first attempt at a good list of tasks and items, based on past trips. But every trop is different. My legs and feet seem healed from my various falls. I went to the gym in the morning. After lunch…

My lovely neighbor took me to the bus stop to catch the Bayrunner Shuttle. It was on time (as usual), comfortable ,and only a couple of riders. The trip to BWI took 3 hours with 2 stops. I’ve done it before and it was again good. At BWI I had to find a cart for…

I slept well, no headache. Since I have been doing Dr. Hyman’s way of eating, my headaches have stopped. I have a cup of black coffee in the morning and have given up cheese (inflammatory). A sprinkle of Parmeson is OK. I did my blog entry and my usual activities. In late afternoon I walked…

Sunday again. I zoomed all 3 churches. The Pittsburgh church had a sermon by the resident minister on Buddhism, a good review for me. I wonder if those who hadn’t done meditation and reading got much out of iit. The Denver resident minister talked about the ‘Land’. Who does it belong to? Mostly referring to…

I set my alarm for 6: AM so I could join my Pittsburgh mediation group (9:30 ET). I love hearing their interpretations of the Buddhist reading, followed by the check-in to find out what each person has been doing. It is an older group, although I am probably the second oldest, so we have a…