A Poem Morning tea in the fog surprise kiss chatting with Baristas my hand held on a beach walk strong iced espresso with a dash of cream Dining by the Amalfi sea a warm croissant tropical swimming balmy breeze sailing kind gesture from a stranger a friend caring for me post-surgery a meal cooked by a friend practical protection from a friend French kissing under a crescent moon being truly seen by someone I admire late night kiss on the nose from kitty, Lucia sitting at any cafe in Italy ...

This will be my June (although late)-July Blog Turns out, an anatomic shoulder replacement surgery did not prove to be a fun and festive spring-summer activity. Once in a mid evil armor sling, an awareness of needing two hands to do just My mid-evil armor sling worn 24/7 for 11 days to a normal sling. about everything came into full focus. It took good friend care, pain meds, gummies, occupational & physical therapy to get through the worst of it. I will be in physical therapy for months and...

I heard the title I decided on for this month's blog in a series spoken by Sam Elliot and it struck me. I repeated it to myself a few times. It sure seems appropriate to what we are living through. For all those who have the privilege of sight, who doesn't cherish the beauty of a rainbow? It's nature's gift of light. There seems to be an awful lot of demons running around these days blocking light, which makes it more of a challenge to come across. The majority of Americans and citizens...