Notes from Vanaprastha:
Reflections on Faith, Nature, and Writing
It takes discipline to write like a musician
Lillie Gardner has discipline, as both a writer and a musician. She holds a PhD in piano performance and is a piano instructor. And she meshes the discipline of music into the discipline of her writing. At HippoCamp22, in the session titled “Write Like a Musician,”...
So happy together, and how is the weather?
So happy together It was 1967 when The Turtles released “Happy Together.” Penned by songwriters Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner, the catchy pop song rose to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100—The Turtles only number one hit. As you can see in this picture of...
Who do you want to be?… the clock is ticking
To be or not to be, that is not the question here. I would like to live as long as I am useful. But how long will that be? Of course, no one can tell, but here’s a fun calculator I found via a blog post I read on a site I follow. The calculator is called...
A group of women over 40 taking a chance
We’re taking a chance. The Perennial Gen has been quiet lately because we’re merging with the Wonder Years Gathering to become The Sage Forum. Our new tagline reflects the merge: “Growing in wisdom together through the Wonder Years.” The mission of The Sage Forum...
Propose: an idea, plan, marriage offer
“What you propose to do is good.” Propose: to put forward an idea In Deuteronomy 1:9-14, Moses knew he would not enter the Promised Land. So, he prepared the people, telling them of God’s guidelines, and exhorted them to choose wise leaders. 9 At...
Three recent moments of self-knowledge
Self-knowledge moments can happen anytime. Here are three of my recent moments. Self-knowledge about losing socks “I found the missing sock on the laundry room floor,” Keith says. I cock my head. “You know, the mate to the one I put on my bureau when we folded...
Meet Carole
