73-Year-Old Man Gets First Job

His wife is now fashion-plate and paparazzi quest I feel sorry for Camilla, Queen Consort. She is 75, and the object of photographers and fashion writers. She has to dress up, wear good shoes, and have her hair done. During … Read More

Taking That Big Amtrak Scenic Trip

People tell me they’ve thought about taking Amtrak scenic routes: Here are my insights Early October along the Columbia Gorge meets fantasies about train travel. The sky is that beautiful crisp blue, the trees are changing, highlighted by the dark … Read More

The Kremlin Did It. They Pushed Me.

The Kremlin Insiders did it. I fell on the way to the farmer’s market. I tumbled right into their scheme. When I fell, I was walking without my walking sticks, crossing a crumbling and well-pot-holed stretch of city street. They … Read More

Farmer’s Market Peaches! Cleft for Me!

Peaches are a sensual fruit. Five types of peaches and nectarines displayed their sweet fruit on one stand at the farmers’ market. Yellow, rosy, a little fuzzy, clean, white flesh, golden yellow flesh. I didn’t like peaches growing up in … Read More

I owned a Little House by the River

The view was operatic–My yard, the slope, the river rock,The water, the further shore,Fields, sometimes deer, raccoons,The highway, concrete stream curving up the hillPast crops, an apple orchard,Farm buildings on the far horizon. I hung a birdfeeder on my deckFed nuthatches, … Read More

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