Each year, Pantone selects a Color of the Year. This year the chosen one: Greenery, Pantone 15-0343. Pantone descirbes Greenery in this way: “A refreshing and revitalizing shade, Greenery is symbolic of new beginnings. Greenery is a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew.…
I remember intense, illogical youthful emotions – even a lost sock could send me or a friend into a tizzy. A poor grade in college, an indifferent boyfriend, a disruption in nightly plans, a lost textbook – all major life crises with the power to detonate a mighty, peace-destroying, self-deflating missile. I was never one to…
The end of a long, arduous week! Travel 1850 miles Settle in with mom Cook meals, help with other stuff Adjust to time zone two hours later, which has affected my sleep schedule Adapt to big city driving in a small car: to and from hospital and grocery store Adapt to a different way of…
Akron was the tire capital of the world while I was growing up here. All the big names manufactured tires 24-7, leaving a perpetual tire smell if the wind came from the east. The first companies started up in the late 1800s, right before the auto and tire boom.By 1950, 130 rubber-related companies set…
Finally, curled up in a chair, showered, relaxed, well-rested. Marvin (stepdad) is still in the hospital after emergency surgery, so I am camped out in his room. Like the living room, books overflow from the 4 bookcases and form impulsive little piles. Without really digging, I found titles by F. Forrester Church, Sojourner Truth, Stephen…
Tango and I are in the auto shop waiting room. Everyone who comes in – parts folks, customers – loves Tango. Pat, pat, scratch, scratch. As usual, he gets all the attention. I am just the one who holds his leash. The van is in good hands here, and they will get me on the…
Seven nights ago, I posted about staying overnight in Livingston, MT, at the truck stop near the freeway. I awoke at 2:30 AM to hop the westbound Greyhound. Tonight, I am at the same truck stop, in the same van. That is where the similarity ends. I need not wake up until 6:30 AM, a real…
The past 2 weeks I read The Yellowstone Story (Vols 1, 2). I also read the daily news: conservation and environmental stories in particular. When I line up the Yellowstone Story next to the current public lands crisis (e.g., rescinding National Monument status of public lands), I find a remarkable parallel in the story lines. The…
By returning to Spokane I completed the circle that I began last August–a long journey that changed me from the inside out. Or, maybe, it laid me bare by peeling off, from the outside in, the layers that accumulated over the decades. Maybe both. Either way, I am glad for it. The best part of…
Be around young people Participate in their lives Learn about what they like Listen to their views Give some of your time and talents to others Keep moving Keep learning Follow your heart, trust your instincts For a more thorough prescription, see the Center for Conscious Eldering!