Pushing on a Rope
Terri S. Vanech
Wordless Wednesday — Night and Day
This crazy’s winter’s latest storm dropped nearly a foot of fluffy white snow, taking all day and most of the night to paint a new landscape. By afternoon, the front yard looked like this and this By nightfall, when I was out enjoying the silence, working off dinner with the help of a shovel, the … Continue reading
A step ahead
This will no doubt amaze you, but perhaps you are in the same boat: I have the ability to be embarrassing even if no one is watching. All month, I’ve been participating in Find Your Stride 2014, a free online challenge to take 10,000 steps a day — a widely recognized fitness milestone that most … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Collegiate Dreamin’
Flashback to fall 1996 and this silly picture of Catherine in an Arizona U sweatshirt that belonged to Basil (I don’t know why; he didn’t go there). The photo seems appropriate given the news this week — four college acceptances so far, including Hofstra, her top choice. When she checked in with someone at the … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday — New York reflection
View this morning from inside the Time Warner Center.
Why adoptees search
Adoption search and reunion seems to be everywhere lately, from the reality TV shows of a couple years back; to the Facebook posts of adoptees and first parents desperately trying to find each other; to the big screen, where Judi Dench’s title role portrayal in Philomena, the story of an Irish woman’s search for the … Continue reading
No meeting of the minds
Well, we threw a reunion committee meeting last night and (almost) no one came. Just me, John and his girlfriend, Kay — who had been to elementary school with us, and whose family later moved out of town. Not sure if it was just a bad night for planning or if this was a proverbial … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Gotta Dance
Taking my first ballroom dance lesson this week had me thinking back to my introduction to dance when I was 6. Mom signed Traci and me up for tap and ballet lessons at the Joan McGrath Dance Studio in Port Chester, NY. Classes were held in the masonic temple down the street from where we … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday — Snow Way
Last Friday’s snowstorm created a bit of winter magic, beautiful to look at if you were willing to overlook the chore of shoveling for a few minutes (and since I was working all day, I managed to escape that part!). Daybreak in the back yard looked like this These visitors from the spring stopped by … Continue reading
I could have danced all night…
Last night found me again outside my comfort zone, in the arms of a handsome Spaniard not half my age. It’s not what you think. I was taking my first ballroom dancing lesson. It was a Christmas gift to myself, delivered via one of those Amazon deals I usually delete without reading, lest I finally … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Opa!
Flashback today to 1922 or 1923 — we’re not sure. Basil’s cousin, Penny, dropped in while I was taking down the Christmas tree on New Year’s Day, laden with presents and good cheer. Among the treasurers she brought us was this photo, a copy of one she unearthed while digging through old memories. I think … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 