All posts by Katharine

Gratitude

1. God

2. Promise of an early bed

3. “We teach what we need to learn – and learn what we need to teach.” Christa

4. Roxanne’s thoughts on the moments in between and her gorgeous fall pictures

5. Different thoughts in the morning

6. Choosing not to exit – maybe voice and loyalty

7. Watching a documentary on Jimi Hendrix, I loved his records as a kid but didn’t know much at all about his journey.  Delighted when they showed him playing Sgt. Pepper at the Savoy Theatre in London in an early concert, perhaps excelled by his acknowledging his blues roots tearing up Monterey with Killing Floor, how he exercised increasing creative control of his records, the determination to reinvent his music, and the ultimate sense of loss.

8. Acknowledging my bad behavior to Alan and he said, all right you feel better

9. Numbers

and something more than numbers

more than I can count

Gratitude

1. God

2. the man who gave me the tire pump when he was finished, having paid for what turned out to be enough air to fill my tires

3. Meeting Eric, admiring his dedication and good stories

4. Jake and Andrea helping with the setup and computer

5. Nicole for minding the store

6. Debbie’s appreciation

7. Lindsey on the power of stories and good book recommendations

8. I agree and appreciate and acknowledge those who recommend to me good books

9. “the dynamo of your smile” from a song by Van Morrison

“God made man because he loves stories.” from the Gates of the Forest by Elie Wiesel

Gratitude

1. God

2. Breathing

3. Stopping

4. Textures

5. Nothing on a Sunday

6. Squash, all sorts

7. The celebratory sound the dishwasher makes when it is finished

8. Muffin’s affection

9. Warm blankets

10. Home

Gratitude

1. God

2. A place to which I would want to return

3. Sudden realization

4. By the ocean

5. Warm day for November

6. Mark’s Italian cooking

7. Sounds of the waves

8. Unusual musical instruments

9. Vermillion

10. Lists, especially gratitude lists

Gratitude

1. God

2. How often I find what I’m looking for

3. and what I didn’t know I was looking for

4. Black cats (oh Ella, you’re a calico, I guess you can stay too ;)

5. An excited text from Hannah at a concert

6. Marilyn’s good sense

7. Not eating when not hungry

8. Eating when hungry

9. Gate 5

10. Timing unbeknownst to me

Gratitude

1.  God

2. The woman who gave me the leftover time on the parking meter.  “Someone did it for me,” she said.

3. A clean bill of health from the doctor.  She laughed and said she was uncertain what was going on with her practice, evidently some top executives resigned, “nobody tells us anything,” she said, ” so I just smile and watch the Red Sox.”

4. A massive letter of appreciation from Debbie to my colleagues and me. Astounded and grateful.

5. Meeting Heather who has an open mind, a deliberate process, and who asks good questions

6. Jeanette’s costume was wonderful, especially her witch’s hat

7. We didn’t see many Halloweeners, three actually, so cute.  Then there was a knock on the door and Bill was bent over using an umbrella as a cane and growling “Trick or Treat.” We invited him in and had a good time.  Some of the fresh mint was still thriving so I made him a mint julep.

8. Warmer weather today

9. “The maple tree, as of yesterday, is bare, save for two golden leaves stubbornly clinging.” from a post by Katrina filled with sadness and acceptance of change.

“We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world.”from A Brief for the Defense by Jack Gilbert.  Via Elizabeth Coleman

 

Gratitude

1. God

2. Baseball, made me feel like a kid again

3, I’m in heaven when you smile

4. Blessed to have family who make me laugh

5. Jack taking my humor and rolling with it

6. He would tease me about having a Harvard education. It was a while before I disabused him of that notion

7. He also teaches me the value of any education.  He didn’t go to college so he teaches himself, reads, writes his thoughts, poems and homilies, in rough and clear words.

8. Steps

9. Cells growing somewhere

10. “don’t tell me who i am  let me guess”

 

 

Gratitude

1. God

2. It’s not what I thought

3. Not projecting negativity into the future

4. Got those jokes out of my system, can be serious now

5. Maeve’s hard work and out of this world smile

6. A tire pump

7. Paul callling even as he is busy

8. Cassie’s love for animals

9. David willing to discuss questions

10. Hannah taking responsibility

Gratitude

1. God

2. Cassie saying “thank you” to the garden, as we cleaned after a hard frost. Quite a bounty this year and many last fruits including eggplant, peppers, and tomatoes, we never had so many before.  It is a delight to cook a meal and say it came from our garden

3. People in my life are gifts

4. Experiences in my life are gifts

5. Gift of now

6. Talking to Andrew, my brother, he has two young sons Alan and Simon.  I spoke to them both on the phone, which is seldom.  They live in France so I haven’t seen them much.  Alan asked Andrew where is your brother?  He may know that I am a voice on the telephone, for now.

7. We would visit Hannah and David’s grandparents in Minnesota. Once, Hannah was not yet two, not long after we’d returned home, she softly carried the phone to me and said “Granny.”  So I called her grandmother who spoke to her. Hannah didn’t say anything but I will never forget how wide her eyes were with happiness – maybe she thought it was magic.  She didn’t have to say anything.  Imagine if we’d had Skype then or something like that.

8. I told Andrew that story, commenting it felt like another lifetime ago, and I suppose it is, Hannah’s.  Nevertheless, the days are long and the years are short.

9. Potting the herbs

“I am confident and vulnerable.”  Crystal Andrus