I've not been blogging here lately -- too busy, too disheartened because Trump and his allies seem to be deflecting (as yet) the serious impeachment charges -- rather than focusing on three, Pelosi should include so much more that he has done against the law -- like making large sums from the American taxpayer by renting out his properties to gov't ( Read more... )

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There is a comfort in the strength of love;
'Twill make a thing endurable, which else
Would break the heart ... " -- Wordsworth
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Mornings are the worst. I wake when it's still dark and don't get out of bed because I've not slept enough to be sure to be rested lest I get into a traffic accident.  Bad memories, the need for endurance for the day ahead, mistakes I made this week, missing him: widowhood after nearly 2 years is unspeakable, unwritable. The situation, that of a ( Read more... )

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Dear friends and readers,

A diary entry:

Coming home from the OLLI at AU before the spring semester starts (will be teaching The Poldark Novels [the first four] in Context) in DC in the middle of the day:  I looked out my car window and saw all of the Potomac as far as I could see frozen over. I recalled 1978 or so when Jim and I lived at the top ( Read more... )