FEBRUARY 18, WEDNESDAY

WALK ON THE BEACH In the morning I walked with John, Todd and Jim around the large pond which our huge rented mansion faces on to the beach on the other side of the sand dunes. We walked slowly and

FEBRUARY 18, WEDNESDAY

WALK ON THE BEACH In the morning I walked with John, Todd and Jim around the large pond which our huge rented mansion faces on to the beach on the other side of the sand dunes. We walked slowly and

FEBRUARY 17, TUESDAY

GORDON’S POND WITH JOHN AND ANDREA One of the Mahy family’s closest friends, extending all the way back to the days when they lived in Vienna, Austria, before their father, John, died and they had to leave, is the Boright

FEBRUARY 17, TUESDAY

GORDON’S POND WITH JOHN AND ANDREA One of the Mahy family’s closest friends, extending all the way back to the days when they lived in Vienna, Austria, before their father, John, died and they had to leave, is the Boright

FEBRUARY 16, MONDAY

THE BEACH It was a gloomy, windy, cold day with no sun expected for the rest of our time here and with a snowstorm expected on Sunday the day after we leave. But we all bundled up and walked on

FEBRUARY 16, MONDAY

THE BEACH It was a gloomy, windy, cold day with no sun expected for the rest of our time here and with a snowstorm expected on Sunday the day after we leave. But we all bundled up and walked on

FEBRUARY 15, SUNDAY

MAHY FAMILY Three years ago I visited Lisa and Jim in Bellingham, Washington and got to ride out to Lopez Island on Jim’s new motorboat to visit his mother and father on the 4th of July. I was with Jim

FEBRUARY 15, SUNDAY

MAHY FAMILY Three years ago I visited Lisa and Jim in Bellingham, Washington and got to ride out to Lopez Island on Jim’s new motorboat to visit his mother and father on the 4th of July. I was with Jim

FEBRUARY 14, SATURDAY

TRIP AND SHOCK I left with Todd and Susie from Marshall at about 9 a.m. for the 600 mile ride to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We were going to the every other year reunion of the Mahy family, Todd and his

FEBRUARY 14, SATURDAY

TRIP AND SHOCK I left with Todd and Susie from Marshall at about 9 a.m. for the 600 mile ride to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We were going to the every other year reunion of the Mahy family, Todd and his

FEBRUARY 13, FRIDAY

OLD MAN’S GROUP Every Friday when I meet my old man’s coffee group at the Black Mountain McDonalds it is special, not only for me but for all of us. We always let each other know if we won’t be

FEBRUARY 13, FRIDAY

OLD MAN’S GROUP Every Friday when I meet my old man’s coffee group at the Black Mountain McDonalds it is special, not only for me but for all of us. We always let each other know if we won’t be

FEBRUARY 12, THURSDAY

DISLOCATION I leave on Saturday for Rehoboth Beach with Todd and Susie for the Mahy family every other year reunion. We will only be gone a week but for some reason before every trip, even a short one, I feel

FEBRUARY 12, THURSDAY

DISLOCATION I leave on Saturday for Rehoboth Beach with Todd and Susie for the Mahy family every other year reunion. We will only be gone a week but for some reason before every trip, even a short one, I feel

FEBRUARY 11, WEDNESDAY

88 1/2 On the 11th of every month I am a month older. Time seems to be speeding up, or rather, the time that I have left seems to be shortening more and more rapidly. I never used to keep

FEBRUARY 11, WEDNESDAY

88 1/2 On the 11th of every month I am a month older. Time seems to be speeding up, or rather, the time that I have left seems to be shortening more and more rapidly. I never used to keep

FEBRUARY 10. TUESDAY

DEPORTED I read a story this morning about Donna Hughes-Brown an Irish citizen married to an American who has been in the USA legally the last 50 years with a green card. She went back to Ireland with her husband

FEBRUARY 10. TUESDAY

DEPORTED I read a story this morning about Donna Hughes-Brown an Irish citizen married to an American who has been in the USA legally the last 50 years with a green card. She went back to Ireland with her husband

FEBRUARY 9, MONDAY

RETREATING For the last couple of days I’ve sounded confused and despondent about the present and have been venting if not ranting. Today, tired of my own voice, I am going to try and calm down.

FEBRUARY 9, MONDAY

RETREATING For the last couple of days I’ve sounded confused and despondent about the present and have been venting if not ranting. Today, tired of my own voice, I am going to try and calm down.