Cradle Days 2

From 60 years ago today, when I came home from the hospital in the afternoon.

A Nelson story

A little Nelson story…. The little t*rd.

Cradle Days 1

Going through some of my father’s belongings (some are still unsorted and just awaiting my enthusiasm, which is never present for this task), I found my Cradle Days book in my mother’s careful hand. This week brings several entries from that Cradle Days book, but first, my doctor’s birth announcement to my father. Apparently, Southern

Meals

On this first full day of my 61st year (yesterday being a partial day in the new cycle, since I was born in the middle of the night), I ate well. This looks a mess, but it’s fab! I took a 12-hour-old apple fritter, cut it laterally, slapped some butter in the skillet, and fried

What a day!

Nelson was restless, so we rose yesterday morning quite early. I made some coffee and took the computer to the patio table to watch the birthday video. Full disclosure: I have rather obnoxiously curated my own milestone birthday, thinking that a) without partner or someone who knows all the corners of the activities of my

Next act

Well, today begins trip number 61 around the sun. I was born 60 years ago today. The next act is commencing! Here are some pics from the first ten years — And a selfie on my last day in my 50s…

Manon

Working in the basement the other day, I found my piano score to the opera Manon. If you know me and opera, you know that Manon and La Boheme and Der Rosenkavalier are my desert island faves. The introduction to Manon is too lengthy to retell here. Pour me a Prosecco and I’ll explain. But

#TBT: from Vienna

Written three years ago whilst I was in Vienna for a few weeks on a curriculum-development grant from Webster:

Circus Harmony

The advanced troupe from Circus Harmony mounted a full-hour show last week for a Cardinals Cares’ Redbird Rookies event, at the Stifel Theatre. I was one of several people to photograph the event. By the way, my birthday fundraiser for Circus Harmony is live on Facebook. Hop on over and make a contribution to this

G-ma

Today would be Grandma Ruth’s 113th birthday. She died 20 years ago this coming Saturday. What a wonderful person she was…. And how did she look that old at age 53?