Tag Archives: fashionable
Sense of Sight
Learn to laugh about it “My husband and I have found growing older is best faced head-on with a good sense of humor! You have to admit, four adults out to eat dinner passing around one pair of readers (especially … Continue reading
Do You Feel Beautiful?
“Am I beautiful now, Mama?” asks my 4-year-old after getting dressed for school. Most days, she demands dresses that go down to her toes, satin gloves and a silver plastic crown. “Does this dress make you feel beautiful?” I ask … Continue reading
Style Advice
After asking me why I always wear black, my daughter added, “Don’t you know fashion is a rainbow” – Janet Martinez
Love
My grandson, a toddler on the go, and I, his grandfather with Parkinson’s, have a closeness around matters of motion. He knows that I can’t carry or lift him, so he climbs into my lap. It worries me that he … Continue reading
One Last Lovely Dinner
My father lay dying of the coronavirus. A normally ebullient 96-year-old, he drifted in and out of consciousness as I, also infected, sat at his bedside. His lucid moments were precious opportunities for connection and FaceTime calls with his grandchildren. … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 