Summer came and went and I did not publish even one blog post on Pushingtime.com. Autumn flew by and still I had not written a single blog post. This doesn’t mean that I haven’t been writing. Quite the contrary, I…
AUTUMN MOON
Category: spirit
HERCULANEUM
It’s the last week in October. That means soon there’ll be lots of ghosts and goblins walking the streets begging for sugary treats. The TV stations will replay classic vampire and zombie movies. Some intrepid epicureans will delight in eating…
I HAVE A SHORT STORY IN KINGS RIVER LIFE
Halloween is approaching. So, in line with this spooky season I have published a haunting short story on Kings River Life Magazine. Click here to read the story.
CONEY ISLAND NEW YEAR’S DAY POLAR BEAR PLUNGE
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club was founded in 1903 and every New Year’s Day they sponsor a Polar Bear Plunge off the beach and into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s become a big deal in New York City with several…
THE BLUES
My mood changes with the seasons. When Spring begins I feel an uplifting in my spirit and a spark ignites a slew of creative energy. It eventually evens out and I settle down to my usual way. The coming of winter…
PHOENIX AT ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Every couple of months I visit The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. It’s the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and a big tourist attraction. If I see a lot of tour buses parked outside,…
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Well, it’s that time of year again when the goblins and little beggars claw their way out of the woodwork and demand sweets. This is a photo I took many, many years ago of my son and his best friend…
SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN
I love the last month of summer and I definitely won’t miss the miserably hot days in July. It’s the changing of a season that I’m so fond of, and as I write this on a Labor Day weekend, what…
DEVON AND THE DRAGONFLY
For the last couple of weeks, on Tuesdays, I’ve been picking up Devon after school. What a treat for a grandma!! We have a routine jig-jagging through the streets of Manhattan heading for the Barnes and Noble bookstore where about…
A MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE TO WHAT MY MOTHER AND HER MOTHER TAUGHT ME
I come from a long line of pie baking women. So, it only stands to reason that I’d end up being a pie baker, myself. Really, now, a woman could inherit a lot worse. This is a photo of my…