The Journey
I have lived a very long time and I am filled with gratitude for this journey. I no longer understand so much of the world. I have been left behind […]
Category Archives: Catharine Cooper
Life
One of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver, passed away yesterday. She was 83. How quickly we turn one page to the next, and yet so much undone. I want her […]
Afternoon Walking …
Walking with no destination. No particular goal except to place one foot in front of the other. Let the mind slip freely from the ‘to do list’ and to focus […]
Typing 101- or there is more life for a Selectric
After dreaming of my old IBM Selectric, close encounters with typing machines have become amplified, like some kind of knock-knock homage to a vintage methods of recording thoughts. These machines pop up at unexpected places. […]
The Third Third
Sixty-six years I’ve been hugging this spinning blue planet. Sixty-six years I’ve been tasting, touching, feeling, seeing, hearing … Evaluating, discerning, analyzing, creating, expressing … I stand now on the […]
MOM & ME
26 may 2015 Sixty-six years ago, I was my mother’s 22nd birthday gift . She said I came out kicking and screaming (or so she was told – she was […]
Decorating the Tree
‘Tis the season of memories … … of Christmas past, little boys who have grown up, and raucous family gatherings. Austin takes me shopping for a Christmas tree at the […]
Gifts that Keep on Giving
‘tis the season of giving … you can feel it in the air. Storefronts are festooned with glittering lights and enticing goodies. Holiday parties vie for weekend rights. Front […]
4H Experimental Garden
One of the perks of traveling with Buster is the need/desire to walk and explore wherever we land. The Ramada Inn in Bishop was adjacent to a large park and […]
Laguna Woods to Bishop
Starting mileage : 143734 Departed Laguna Woods at 10:15 and on our way. Gear and food filled the car. Buster set up on his two-story perch. Full gas tank and […]
