Picaresque

Picaresque is the adjective to describe writings about a common or low character who survives the pitfalls of life through luck or good fortune. My travels, interests, my animals, my photographs, my wonderful friends and family are featured.

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Location: Arapahoe, Wyoming, United States

(Note: Blogs read from bottom to top; scroll down for beginnings, scroll up for most current.) After 30 years in public administration and four degrees, as well as numerous workshops with luminaries in Education and Public Policy, life in a slower lane became a goal. Most recently I have done policy writing and consulting for the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes. Mostly, I am just coasting slowly and gently downhill these days-seeking joy where I can find it before the glorious ride ends.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Valentine's Day

My sweet kids invited the old man down to Deerfield for a Valentine's eve prime loin dinner with dutch potatoes and squash, sourdough bread with three dipping sauces, a nice bottle of Cabernet, and warm company. Jason apologized for not having a dessert but they had given me a box of Godiva chocolates so coffee and chocolates hit the spot. Their neighbor Marcia came over so we wined and chocolated her. She was processing a lot and needed to talk. Their neighbor, Lew, earlier this week, finished a call from Bank of America about a late mortgage payment, sent his wife to the grocery store, went to the bathroom with his 12 gauge shotgun and ended his relationship with the bank. He was a nice man. I had met him at two parties at the kids.
Sunday, Tony packed up and went to a week-long meeting of Airstreamers near Tampa.
A beautiful sight! Tony's Airstream rounding the bend on the way out. But I got a call an hour later-he was convoying with an 80 year old couple and was having a hard time keeping up. "Everyone wants to go to heaven but some people are in a hurry to get there," said Tony.

The sound equipment was unpacked for a trial run before I set it up for the potluck tonight. It has been chilly and I was in a sleep deficit-I crashed-in a blue funk, and my bones were on fire. The "popped knee" gives me no trouble during the day but hurts like blazes when I sleep. Sleep and Aleve provided some relief and I feel pretty good today.

Buster had a bad couple of days -lots of coughing. I think he had a good night. Honey is edgy. I am careful to exercise her because it makes life better for her and for us.
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