FOOLS AND DRUNKS

GOD: FOOLS AND DRUNKS – the saying goes that He looks after them. In the midst of this giant pandemic isolation, I sit with my wings now folded, watching the sky’s constantly changing cloudscapes – and reflect. The time came last year for this eagle to go to roost. ...
¡kitchen fun

¡kitchen fun

Hola, fellow isolateds!   Isolateds. Well, I assume that you are self-isolating. I imagine you are, as recommended by everyone in the universe. So you are now in your not-so-happy hidey holes, waiting out the plague, as am I. And like everyone, we are gloomily...
D-Day Plus 10 Years

D-Day Plus 10 Years

I’m sixteen again, in France. My father has been transferred to Paris.  But he has war on his mind from his years in the Pacific theater, issues to set free.  He needs to see where it all began to end. So. We’ve taken our little Fiat to Normandy, map in hand,...

MATING SEASON

The afternoon rolls gently towards evening, the sun lowering almost perceptibly. I watch bemused the whimsical moves of a cluster of strutting crows just beyond the kitchen door. They peck desultorily for possible crumbs in the dog bowl. It pings and rocks about. The...
TUCSON’S WINE GUY

TUCSON’S WINE GUY

Tucson has been like an “on switch” for me, a happy place of creative inspiration, both for writing and discovery.  One discovery I need to share with you – a Tucson treasure, The Wine Guy! Jon Rogers thrives on wine education. In his own words: “For 37 years I...