On seeing the literal—I got used to being farsighted after the cataract surgery, except for anything up close, like fingernail care and reading and jigsaw puzzles. Finally freed to visit my optometrist, I now have progressive lenses—something new for this previously trifocal user. Some of the time the progressive lenses work well. However, the jigsawContinue reading “On Seeing”
Author Archives: Coming Home to Myself
On being stuck
I seem to have taken all of Thanksgiving week off—not by plan but by inclination. And since, when tired, my first inclination is to escape into familiar fiction, I pulled a Kate Wilhelm paperback off my shelves. It was # 8 of her Barbara Holloway courtroom dramas. As soon as I finished it, I borrowedContinue reading “On being stuck”
Dog Fight
Sophie had a hard day last Friday. And when Sophie has a hard day, so do we. In the morning she and I took our walk to the park, where a woman with a big blue-eyed husky approached us. She did admit she was never sure how her dog would react, but as usual, SophieContinue reading “Dog Fight”
NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month—at least it’s supposed to be for me. The month is half over and I’ve recorded less than 3000 new words. Start and stop. Get discouraged. Try again. Last year, I spent NaNoWriMo on this same project—the final volume of a trilogy—interviewing my characters, listening to them talk, and describingContinue reading “NaNoWriMo“
Finding—
Have you ever noticed that when you’re looking for a particular piece to a jigsaw puzzle, you can’t see it anywhere? So you start looking for something else, and that first piece jumps up and says, “Here I am!” Why is that? Crows— The crows appeared on the morning of Halloween, as I was walkingContinue reading “Finding—”
the color blue
In last week’s blog I spoke of walking in new places and seeing new things. I took a walk before uploading that blog, and came home to write what I’m posting this week. The sky had captured my attention even more than the neighborhoods. To be exact, I was captivated by the sky’s deep blueContinue reading “the color blue”
Batteries
My internal batteries got messed up, and I’ve missed two blog deadlines. Messed up from what? you might ask. From Changes, I think. Change in seeing: I completed the three weeks of eyedrops after cataract surgery and I’m still adjusting to taking OFF glasses to see the world. Change in company—come and gone. Such aContinue reading “Batteries”
Something New
I blame the pandemic for a lot of things—mainly losses. Like my former pattern of early morning walks to a coffee shop. I always passed a walnut tree and in the fall would collect the ones dropped on sidewalk or street. Then there was a fenced yard where a scrawny peach tree leaned over theContinue reading “Something New”
Cataract Surgery — a new adventure
There is an elation in coming out of surgery and discovering your eyes still see. And my friend Jane was entirely correct in her advice: I focussed on watching the colors and shapes as they worked on my left eye and then the right. It occupied my mind. Plus the surgeon’s voice was cheerful andContinue reading “Cataract Surgery — a new adventure”
Nesting
I feel like a woman about to give birth. This week brings me new eyes—in the form of cataract surgery. Nesting is what a pregnant woman does shortly before her baby is born. And babies change so much of one’s world and perceptions. For the surgery itself, one friend advises enjoying the light show ratherContinue reading “Nesting”
