Month: June 2015

Mary Oliver is one of my favorite poets. Her question haunts me and inspires me. In honor of the beginning of Summer… The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of … Continue reading What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Many changes have occurred in my life in the last few months – I have retired from work I love. I have sold my home and moved from the US (California) to Medellin, Colombia. I am no longer a wife. I am blessedly a first-time grandmother. And all those changes are a direct result of … Continue reading Thoughts on Aging