Archive for March, 2006
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
new tunes posted
Well, new enough…and never, uh…”posted” before. This whole process (blogging, the web-site) is still fascinating…kind of like magic, kind of like flying. Did you know, if we leave pretty soon, we can be in Florida by suppertime? Amazing.
Way before airplanes, and for sure before cell phones and the invention of the internet people […]
1 Comment » - Posted in only two stories by Mauri
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
sweeping thoughts
My deep thoughts last about as long as it takes me to sweep the kitchen floor. Today my deep thought involved limitations. I know what brought it on: two acquaintances recently lost their sight because doctors failed to diagnose their conditions in time. One is young and one is old. Both tragic. I wonder […]
3 Comments » - Posted in to sit with... by Sherry
Monday, March 27th, 2006
fast forward
We just unveiled our website and we’ve already heard from friends and family in all corners of the country. How cool is that? Dottie, in Florida, sent this picture as a response to our site’s theme: “Mauri and Sherry Macy…in tandem.”
1 Comment » - Posted in blather by Sherry
Sunday, March 26th, 2006
newbie thoughts
So who’s reading this anyway? In the proliferation of these personal/public forums that has been the source of some wonderment—that and the time investment represented in all this writing/reading. Sometimes I’ve wondered who the writer thinks is reading and how that affects the process. Other times it’s been astounding to notice the […]
9 Comments » - Posted in blather by Mauri
Saturday, March 25th, 2006
secondhand
I read this quote in Newsweek this morning: “Having a smoking area in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.” (Thomas Pfeffer)
Last night we six (two parents / four “kids”) celebrated Mom’s 84th birthday at Gustav’s. A distinct cigar smell crossed our table at some point in our meal, and […]
1 Comment » - Posted in smoke by Sherry
Saturday, March 25th, 2006
squirrel nap
…my commute is short (one block) but often interesting. A bad commute is when I can’t walk right down the middle of School Street. Heading home for lunch yesterday I saw two squirrels in one of Dan and MaryAnn Ritter’s big trees. One squirrel was having his/her lunch, and the other was…on […]
No Comments » - Posted in critter sightings by Mauri
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
morning delirium
At 6:30 this morning I came to to the sound of the garbage trucks in the neighborhood. A moment later I remembered we had not put the trash out the night before. With my gentle nudge Mauri was awake, on his feet, and heading for the closet to pull on another layer of clothing. While […]
