What’s So Great About Meals on Wheels? Jerry!
This week I’m sharing posts I wrote years ago about the people I got to know and love through Meals on Wheels. Today, meet my friend Jerry. Jerry’s waited for me on his back porch every other Wednesday for nearly five years now, so I know exactly what to expect...
What’s So Great About Meals on Wheels? I Got to Know Mr. Williams
When I heard last week that the Trump administration had released a budget plan that would eliminate funding for the Community Development Block Grant program, which provides partial funding for local Meals on Wheels groups, I wanted to shake someone. For over 12...
Tigist, My Third Grade Philosopher Friend. And Other Blessings.
My friend Tigist is a smart young lady- and a natural philosopher. She may be a third grader, but when I read the words in the artwork she gave me, she speaks with the voice of someone who’s been around the block a few times. A grandma, maybe, who understands...
Mansplaining and Wondering
Last week I hung up a new watercolor print in my house (by Israeli artist Lesia Binkin -check out her work over at Etsy, here) and every time I walk by it, I just can’t help but stop for a moment to stare at it. I guess I just love the colors and the feeling and...
A List to Follow No Matter Who Is in Charge
Maybe you know how this goes. You have the kind of week when the clouds roll in. Someone gets the flu, there are executive orders that wound your heart because they will hurt people you love and people you don’t know, and the dermatologist finds more to cut off...
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